tu mancavi

were missed, were missing

m a n ˈk a . v i → mancare
manc to be missed (by someone), to be missed by + avi imperfect tense, you (singular)
verb · 2nd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #38,113
were missed, were missing Used with the person who is missed as the subject; the person doing the missing is expressed with a (for example, mi mancavi, “I missed you”).
IT: Mi mancavi molto quando eri via.
EN: I missed you a lot when you were away.
Conjugation of mancare
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Second mancavi —
Third mancava mancavano

Non mancavi che tu.

All that was missing was you.

— Lussuria - Seduzione e tradimento (2007)

Con tutti i guai che abbiamo, ci mancavi tu!

With all the troubles we have, we missed you!

— Per un pugno di dollari (1964)

Ma mi mancavi.

But I missed you.

— Storia di fantasmi cinesi (1987)

Mancavi a tutti!

Everyone missed you!

— L'organo genocida (2017)

Mi mancavi molto.

I missed you a lot.

— Volver - Tornare (2006)

Anche a noi mancavi tanto, sai?

We missed you so much too, you know?

— Aquarius (2016)