sei appena

you have just

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you have just Used with a past participle to describe something that happened very recently. The past participle agrees with the person’s gender and number when used with essere, as in sei appena arrivata (female) or sei appena tornato (male).

IT: Sei appena arrivato a casa?

EN: Have you just got home?

Sei appena arrivata.

You just arrived.

— Crimini e misfatti (1989)

Sei appena entrata.

You just walked in.

— People we meet on vacation - Un amore in vacanza (2026)

Sei appena uscita dall'ibernazione.

You just came out of hibernation.

— Passengers (2016)

Sei appena diventata più grande.

You’ve just grown up.

— La storia della principessa splendente (2013)

Sei appena tornato da Osaka, vero?

You just got back from Osaka, right?

— Io sono nessuno 2 (2025)

Sei appena uscito di galera, trovati un lavoro vero.

You just got out of prison, get a real job.

— Fuck you, prof! (2013)