lui interessasse

interested, were of interest to

→ interessare
interess interest; concern + asse Imperfect subjunctive, 3rd person singular
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #27,439
interested, were of interest to Often used with a person as the indirect object: *ti interessasse* means “interested you” or “you were interested in it.”
IT: Pensavo che questa storia ti interessasse.
EN: I thought you were interested in this story.
Conjugation of interessare
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
Third interessasse —

Che la gente almeno si interessasse.

If only people would at least take an interest.

— I lunedì al sole (2002)

Credevo che non ti interessasse.

I thought you weren't interested.

— L'onda (2008)

E non sapevo quanto ti interessasse, tesorino.

And I didn't know how much you cared, darling.

— I Tenenbaum (2001)

Nel caso le interessasse il nome dell'uomo appena morto.

In case you were interested in the name of the man who just died.

— L'illusione perfetta - Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025)

Non c'era altro nel menu che ti interessasse?

Wasn’t there anything else on the menu that interested you?

— Raw - Una cruda verità (2017)

Non credevo che il tema della autocrazia interessasse a tutti.

I didn't think the topic of autocracy would interest everyone.

— L'onda (2008)

Non pensavo ti interessasse.

I didn't think you'd care.

— Love Letters (2025)

Pensavo vi interessasse questo.

I thought you might be interested in this.

— L'illusione perfetta - Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025)

Se non ti interessasse, me lo diresti.

If you weren't interested, you'd tell me.

— La storia infinita (1984)

Solo non sapevo che a te interessasse questo genere di problema.

I just didn't know you were interested in this kind of problem.

— Sacrificio (1986)