lui portasse

took, would take, brought, would bring

→ portare
port to take, to bring + asse Imperfect subjunctive, 3rd person singular
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #45,060
took, would take, brought, would bring The English translation depends on context.
IT: Volevo che portasse il cane fuori.
EN: I wanted him to take the dog out.
Conjugation of portare

Non ero sicura di dove mi portasse tutto questo, a parte rendere felice Antonio.

I wasn’t sure where all this was leading, other than making Antonio happy.

Sono stanco morto, avrei bisogno di una balia che mi portasse a letto.

I'm dead tired, I need a nanny to take me to bed.

— La dolce vita (1960)

Tom voleva che Mary portasse fuori la spazzatura.

Tom wanted Mary to take out the garbage.

Magari ci portasse via di qui!

If only he would take us away from here!

— La vita è bella (1997)