l'avessi

had … it

→ lo

phrase Rare #22,002

had … it A form of “to have” used with an object pronoun; depending on context, l’ can mean “it,” “him,” or “her,” and the implied subject can be “I” or “you.”

IT: Se l'avessi saputo, sarei venuto.

EN: If I had known, I would have come.

Se solo l'avessi fermato.

If only I had stopped him.

— Vivere! (1994)

Pensavate che l'avessi uccisa io!

You thought I had killed her!

— Non dirlo a nessuno (2006)

Lo saprei se me l'avessi spiegato!

I would know if you had explained it to me!

— Le invasioni barbariche (2003)

Abbiamo tutti i nostri problemi, se non l'avessi capito.

We all have our problems, in case you hadn’t realized.

— The Long Walk - Se ti fermi muori (2025)

Io credevo l'avessi ascoltato tu.

I thought you had listened to it.

— Mystic River (2003)

Ma, quant'è vero Iddio, avrei voluto che non l'avessi mai portato qui.

But, as God is my witness, I wish I’d never brought him here.

— La vita straordinaria di David Copperfield (2019)

Vorrei che l'avessi vista anche tu.

I wish you had seen it too.

— Everything Everywhere All at Once - La vita, il multiverso e tutto quanto (2022)

Non era possibile che l'avessi vissuta perché l'avevo cambiata.

It couldn’t have been possible for you to have experienced it because I had changed it.

— Durante la tormenta (2018)

Magari l'avessi incontrata io quella signora!

If only I had met that lady myself!

— Le invasioni barbariche (2003)

Ma avrebbero ucciso Westley, se non l'avessi fatto.

But they would have killed Westley if you hadn’t done it.

— La storia fantastica (1987)

Credevo l'avessi ascoltato.

I thought you had listened to it.

— Mystic River (2003)

Pensavo l'avessi spenta tu.

I thought you had turned it off.

— Scream 7 (2026)

Dicendo che se non l'avessi fatto sarei andata in fallimento!

Saying that if I hadn't done it, I would have gone bankrupt!

— Secret Sunshine (2007)

Magari l'avessi avuta!

I wish I'd had it!

— Una luce dal passato (2004)