How to Say ‘It was a goal’ in Italian
Fosse gol
FOS-seh gohl
[FOS-seh gohl]
💬 Usage Tip: After "pensavo," Italian often uses the imperfect subjunctive: "fosse." A nice example of emotional, natural grammar.
🇮🇹 In Italy: Football is one of the best places to hear elegant grammar shouted in total panic.
Phrase Breakdown
Fosse
[FOS-seh]
were / was
Imperfect subjunctive of 'essere'; after 'pensavo' it helps express 'I thought it was'.
Temevo che Fosse troppo tardi.
I was afraid that it was too late.
gol
[gohl]
goal
In football, 'gol' means a goal scored.
Sembrava gol, proprio un gol fatto.
It looked like a goal, really a certain goal.
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