ti piacesse

you liked it

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phrase Rare #28,828

you liked it Used with the Italian piacere construction, literally meaning “it was pleasing to you.” Piacesse is the imperfect subjunctive, often used after expressions such as pensavo che (“I thought that”).

IT: Credevo che ti piacesse il film.

EN: I thought you liked the film.

Pensavo che non ti piacesse.

I thought you didn't like it.

Credevo che il gioco ti piacesse.

I thought you liked the game.

— Tesis (1996)

Pensavo ti piacesse essere da solo.

I thought you liked being alone.

Pensavo non ti piacesse.

I thought you didn't like it.

Credevo che ti piacesse.

I thought you liked it.

— Paddington 2 (2017)

Pensavo che ti piacesse qui.

I thought you liked it here.

Non sapevo che ti piacesse la fotografia?

I didn't know you liked photography.

— Mangiare bere uomo donna (1994)

Pensavo non ti piacesse questa musica.

I thought you didn't like this music.

— Brother (1997)

Pensavo ti piacesse nuotare.

I thought you liked swimming.