lui litigava

was arguing, was quarreling

→ litigare
litig to argue, to quarrel, to fight + ava 3rd-person singular imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #42,829
was arguing, was quarreling
IT: Litigava spesso con suo fratello.
EN: He often argued with his brother.
Conjugation of litigare
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third litigava —

Anna litigava col fidanzato e l'ha presa quasi in testa con la scarpa.

Anna was arguing with her boyfriend, and he nearly hit her in the head with a shoe.

— Donne sull'orlo di una crisi di nervi (1988)

Non litigava con nessuno.

He didn't argue with anyone.

— Old Boy (2003)

Nessuno litigava.

Nobody argued.

— Il posto delle fragole (1957)

La gente litigava per niente.

People used to argue over nothing.

— Quei bravi ragazzi (1990)