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lui rispondeva

was answering, was responding

→ rispondere
rispond to answer, to reply + eva third-person singular imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #31,102
was answering, was responding The imperfect can describe an ongoing or habitual action in the past.
IT: Quando gli facevo una domanda, rispondeva subito.
EN: Whenever I asked him a question, he answered right away.
Conjugation of rispondere
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Second rispondevi —
Third rispondeva —

Per questo non rispondeva?

Is that why he wasn't responding?

— La tomba delle lucciole (1988)

Chiamo tua zia, ma non mi rispondeva.

I called your aunt, but she didn't answer.

— Volver - Tornare (2006)

"No, Jacinta, io sto bene", rispondeva lei.

“No, Jacinta, I’m fine,” she replied.

— Dolor y gloria (2019)

La mia bussola non rispondeva.

My compass wasn't responding.

— Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Il Castello dell’Infinito (2025)

Le avevo telefonato ma non rispondeva mai, forse aveva cambiato il numero di cellulare.

I called her but she never answered, maybe she had changed her cell phone number.

Lui rispondeva prontamente, ma smise di farmi visita.

He would reply promptly, but he stopped visiting me.

— Young Detective Dee - Il risveglio del drago marino (2013)

Il cielo, però, rispondeva sempre alle sue richieste!

The heavens, however, always answered his requests!

— Weathering with You - La ragazza del tempo (2019)

Ho suonato il campanello, ma non rispondeva nessuno.

I rang the doorbell, but no one answered.

— The Monster (1994)