tu riuscivi

could, managed to

→ riuscire
riusc to manage to, to succeed in + ivi tu imperfect
verb · 2nd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #44,130
could, managed to With an infinitive, riuscire means being able to do something or managing to do it; riuscivi is an informal singular past form.
IT: Riuscivi a finire il lavoro in tempo.
EN: You could finish the work on time.
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?

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)

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)