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l'avesse

had it

→ lo
phrase Rare #31,134
had it A contraction of l' (lo or la, meaning “it,” “him,” or “her”) and avesse, the subjunctive form of avere. It commonly appears in conditional or hypothetical clauses and is followed by a past participle, as in se l'avesse saputo (“if he/she had known it”).
IT: Se l'avesse visto, mi avrebbe chiamato.
EN: If she had seen it, she would have called me.

E Dane l'avesse saputo?

And what if Dane had known?

— The Rip - Soldi sporchi (2026)

Se l'avesse visto veramente, il monaciello?

If he had really seen it, the little monk?

— È stata la mano di Dio (2021)

Così chiunque l'avesse uccisa avrebbe fatto qualcosa.

So whoever had killed her would have done something.

— The Rip - Soldi sporchi (2026)

Non so come, è quasi come se lei l'avesse capito.

I don't know how, it's almost as if she understood.

— Angeli perduti (1995)

Non avevo idea che l'avesse registrato.

I had no idea he/she had recorded it.

— Anatomia di una caduta (2023)

C'è stato uno che pensavo l'avesse presa male.

There was one person I thought had taken it badly.

— Ricky Gervais: Mortality (2025)

Se l'avesse saputo me l'avrebbe certo detto.

If he had known, he certainly would have told me.

— Vivere (1952)

Vorrei che Bumpy l'avesse conosciuta.

I wish Bumpy had met her.

— American Gangster (2007)