io sentissi

felt, heard

→ sentire
sent to hear + issi imperfect subjunctive, io/tu
verb · 1st-person singular / 2nd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #29,278
felt Often used with ti to mean “felt” or “were feeling.”
IT: Speravo che ti sentissi meglio.
EN: I hoped you felt better.
heard Can mean “could hear” when used with a person as the object.
IT: Non pensavo che mi sentissi da qui.
EN: I didn’t think you could hear me from here.
Conjugation of sentire
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First sentissi —
Second sentissi —
Third sentisse —

Mi sentissi come?

How did I feel?

— La vita di Adele: Capitoli 1 & 2 (2013)

Devo aver fatto qualcosa di sbagliato, che ha fatto sì che tu non mi sentissi.

I must have done something wrong that made you not hear me.

— पीके (2014)

Nel caso ti sentissi in imbarazzo.

In case you feel embarrassed.

— Ricchi... da morire - Delitti in famiglia (2026)

Ascoltare come se non vedessi e guardare come se non sentissi.

Listen as if you did not see and look as if you did not hear.

— C'era una volta il West (1968)

Non credevo ti sentissi tanto inferiore.

I didn't think you felt so inferior.

— L'onda (2008)

Io non sapevo come ti sentissi, quanto avessi sofferto.

I didn't know how you felt, how much you had suffered.

— Dolor y gloria (2019)

Vorrei che ti sentissi sempre così.

I wish you always felt this way.

Se solo sentissi la storia del pan di Spagna.

If only you knew the story behind sponge cake.

— Thirst (2009)