io non volevo

I didn't want to

→ io

phrase Uncommon #19,650

I didn't want to Used before an infinitive to say that you did not want to do something or did not mean to do something. The subject pronoun io is often omitted because the verb ending already shows the subject.

IT: Io non volevo offenderti.

EN: I didn't mean to offend you.

Io non volevo ucciderlo!

I didn't want to kill him!

— I guardiani della notte (2004)

Io non volevo fare del male a Tom.

I didn't mean to hurt Tom.

Io non volevo ferire nessuno.

I didn't mean to hurt anyone.

— Y tu mamá también - Anche tua madre (2001)

Io non volevo trascorrere altro tempo in galera.

I didn't want to spend any more time in jail.

Io non volevo farlo, me l'ha detto lei.

I didn't want to do it; she told me to.

— Fuck you, prof! (2013)

Io non volevo ucciderla.

I didn't mean to kill her.

Io non volevo discutere.

I didn't want to argue.

— Stalker (1979)

Io non volevo ferire i vostri sentimenti.

I didn't mean to hurt your feelings.

Io non volevo ucciderlo.

I didn't want to kill him.

— I guardiani della notte (2004)

E io non volevo fare la fine del topo.

And I didn't want to end up like the rat.

— La leggenda del pianista sull'oceano (1998)

Io non volevo farlo, a convincermi sei stata tu!

I didn't want to do it, you were the one who convinced me!

— Fuck you, prof! (2013)

Io non volevo trascorrere tutta la giornata allo zoo.

I didn’t want to spend the whole day at the zoo.

Io non volevo commettere lo stesso errore due volte.

I didn't want to make the same mistake twice.

Io non volevo farlo.

I didn't want to do it.

— Blow Out (1981)

Io non volevo sapere.

I didn’t want to know.