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tu riuscivi

you could, you managed to

→ riuscire
riusc to succeed; to manage (to do something) + ivi tu imperfect
verb · second singular · imperfect indicative Rare #41,746
you could, you managed to Imperfect tense (tu): describes an ongoing or habitual ability in the past.
IT: Da piccolo riuscivi a nuotare per ore.
EN: When you were little, you could swim for hours.
Conjugation of riuscire
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First riuscivo —
Second riuscivi —
Third riusciva riuscivano

Riuscivi a vivere in questa città?

Could you live in this city?

Se la sarebbe presa con me se ci riuscivi, e invece no.

He would have taken it out on me if you could, but you didn't.

— I 400 colpi (1959)

Questo è il meglio che riuscivi a fare?

Is this the best you could do?

Ho pensato a te, ero sempre preoccupato, per come riuscivi a vivere.

I thought about you; I was always worried about how you managed to get by.

— Vivere! (1994)