я и искал

I was looking for exactly that

→ я

phrase Rare #47,683

I was looking for exactly that The particle и adds emphasis; the phrase usually follows the person or thing being identified as what the speaker was looking for.

RU: Вот это я и искал.

EN: This is exactly what I was looking for.

Тебя-то я и искал.

You’re the one I was looking for.

Вас-то я и искал.

You’re exactly the person I was looking for.

— Пиноккио (2019)

Вот это я и искал.

This is exactly what I was looking for.

Как раз это я и искал.

That's exactly what I was looking for.