mio padre era

my father was

→ mio

phrase Common #4,466

my father was Use “era” for a past state or ongoing situation. The present-tense form is “mio padre è” (“my father is”).

IT: Mio padre era molto gentile.

EN: My father was very kind.

Ascolta, mio padre era l'ultima vera persona buona su questo pianeta.

Listen, my father was the last truly good person on this planet.

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

Così lei era “l’Indiana”, e mio padre era “il Bello”.

So she was “the Indian,” and my father was “the Handsome One.”

— L'agente segreto (2025)

Dieci anni fa, mio padre era a Monaco di Baviera.

Ten years ago, my father was in Munich.

— Il conformista (1971)

Mio padre era a caccia di conigli.

My father was hunting rabbits.

— Il labirinto del fauno (2006)

Mio padre era algerino.

My father was Algerian.

Mio padre era anche il capo del ramo Pratapgarh.

My father was also the head of the Pratapgarh branch.

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

Mio padre era commerciante di tè.

My father was a tea merchant.

— Lanterne rosse (1991)

Mio padre era contabile.

My father was an accountant.

— Arrivederci ragazzi (1987)

Mio padre era così.

My father was like that.

— Central do Brasil (1998)

Mio padre era il mio eroe.

My father was my hero.

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

Mio padre era in città.

My father was in town.

— Good Bye, Lenin! (2003)

Mio padre era medico, conobbe mia madre nel Kansas.

My father was a doctor; he met my mother in Kansas.

— Atlantis - L'impero perduto (2001)

Mio padre era mio padre.

My father was my father.

— Il cielo sopra Berlino (1987)

Mio padre era nella Marina.

My father was in the Navy.

Mio padre era sempre arrabbiato.

My father was always angry.

— Quei bravi ragazzi (1990)

Mio padre era ufficiale di questo reggimento.

My father was an officer in this regiment.

— Niente di nuovo sul fronte occidentale (2022)

Mio padre era un diplomatico.

My father was a diplomat.

— Norimberga (2025)

Mio padre era un impiegato statale, e anche mia madre non stava facendo niente.

My father was a civil servant, and my mother wasn’t doing anything either.

Mio padre era un marinaio.

My father was a sailor.

— Il vento che accarezza l'erba (2006)

Mio padre era un mostro.

My father was a monster.

— Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025)

Mio padre era un patriota, ha combattuto per la Germania nella Grande Guerra.

My father was a patriot, he fought for Germany in the Great War.

— Norimberga (2025)

Mio padre era un sarto, è morto in guerra.

My father was a tailor; he died in the war.

— Il labirinto del fauno (2006)

Mio padre era un sarto.

My father was a tailor.

— Il labirinto del fauno (2006)

Mio padre era un servo?

Was my father a servant?

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

Mio padre era una persona così, mi faceva fare qualsiasi cosa.

My father was such a person, he made me do anything.

— La vita è bella (1997)

Mio padre era una persona fantastica.

My father was a fantastic person.

— Picnic (1955)

Uno dei motivi per cui sposò mio padre era il fatto che era così nero.

One of the reasons she married my father was because he was so black.

— Malcolm X (1992)