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lui sentiva

felt, heard, smelled

→ sentire
sent to hear + iva third-person singular imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #17,853
felt Can also mean “felt that” when expressing a thought or impression.
IT: Sentiva che era il momento di partire.
EN: He felt that it was time to leave.
heard Also used for sounds heard repeatedly or over a period of time.
IT: Sentiva la musica dalla sua stanza.
EN: He heard the music from his room.
smelled Can also mean “could smell.”
IT: Sentiva odore di caffè.
EN: He could smell coffee.
Conjugation of sentire
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First sentivo sentivamo
Third sentiva sentivano

Ziri sentiva sapore di sangue in bocca.

Ziri tasted blood in her mouth.

Lei sentiva degli spari ogni notte.

She heard gunshots every night.

Tom sentiva odore di fumo.

Tom smelled smoke.

Sentiva la sua mano sulla pelle.

She felt his hand on her skin.

Ha detto che sentiva nostalgia di casa.

He said he felt homesick.

Sami sentiva odore di sangue.

Sami smelled blood.

Mary sentiva che aveva molto da offrire.

Mary felt she had a lot to offer.

Forse, in qualche modo, già se lo sentiva.

Perhaps, in some way, he already felt it.

— Viaggio a Tokyo (1953)

Tom non sentiva alcun dolore.

Tom didn't feel any pain.

Forse, perché sentiva che non l'amavo veramente.

Maybe because she could tell I didn’t really love her.

— Solaris (1972)

Sentiva nostalgia di casa.

He felt homesick.

Era quello che sentiva.

That's what he felt.

— Senna (2010)

Ma forse sentiva che le mancava poco.

But maybe she felt like she was almost there.

— Viaggio a Tokyo (1953)

Tom sentiva di dover dare una spiegazione a Mary.

Tom felt he had to give Mary an explanation.

Sentiva di avere molto da offrire.

He felt he had a lot to offer.

Mennad sentiva dolore.

Mennad felt pain.

Sentiva molto affetto per te, ma tu te ne andasti correndo.

He felt a lot of affection for you, but you ran away.

— Still Life (2006)

Mary sentiva che stava per morire.

Mary felt she was going to die.