lui ricordava

remembered, used to remember

→ ricordare
ricord remember + ava 3rd-person singular imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Uncommon #18,439
remembered, used to remember Imperfect tense (past), used for ongoing/repeated remembering or background description.
IT: Da bambino ricordava sempre il nome di tutti.
EN: As a child, he always remembered everyone's name.
Conjugation of ricordare
SingularPlural
First ricordarmi
Second ricordarti
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First ricordavo
Third ricordava ricordavano

Non ricordava molto di quel pomeriggio.

He/She didn’t remember much about that afternoon.

Miroslav ricordava suo padre.

Miroslav remembered his father.

Tom ricordava tutti i dettagli.

Tom remembered all the details.

Non è detto che abbia mentito, forse si ricordava male i fatti.

It's not necessarily true that he lied, perhaps he misremembered the facts.

Non si ricordava di lei.

He didn't remember her.

Non ricordava mai se volevi inchiostro blu o nero.

He never remembered whether you wanted blue or black ink.

— Fight Club (1999)

Ha detto che non si ricordava di lei.

He said he didn't remember her.

Mi ricordava lei.

She reminded me of her.

— Non dirlo a nessuno (2006)

Dopo un anno nessuno ricordava più com'era cominciata.

After a year, no one remembered anymore how it had started.

— City of God (2002)

Sami mi ricordava suo padre.

Sami reminded me of his father.

Però non ricordava il suo nome.

But he didn't remember his name.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

L'ultima cosa che ricordava era che stava parlando con la sua ex.

The last thing he remembered was that he was talking to his ex.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Ma nessuno ricordava un bimbo con una maschera a sacchetto.

But no one remembered a child wearing a bag mask.

— The Orphanage (2007)

Rivedere quei luoghi del passato mi ricordava la mia gioventù.

Revisiting those places from the past reminded me of my youth.

— Il posto delle fragole (1957)

Che non ricordava ci fosse, prima.

Which he didn't remember being there before.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Ivan si ricordava del sogno.

Ivan remembered the dream.