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non esistessi

didn't exist

→ non
phrase Rare #46,093
didn't exist Imperfect subjunctive form of “esistere”; often used after phrases like “as if” or “it seemed that.” The subject can be “I” or “you.”
IT: A volte mi sento come se non esistessi.
EN: Sometimes I feel as if I didn't exist.

Impara anche a vivere come se non esistessi.

Also learn to live as if you didn't exist.

— C'era una volta il West (1968)

Se stessi zitta, sarebbe come se non esistessi più.

If I were silent, it would be as if I no longer existed.

— La dolce vita (1960)

E oggi sembrava che io non esistessi.

And today it seemed like I didn't exist.

— Lagaan: C'era una volta in India (2001)

Se tu non esistessi, Jules, non dovrebbero inventarti.

If you didn’t exist, Jules, they’d have to invent you.

— Diva (1981)