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ITALIAN VERB

rimanere

to stay, to remain

  • #30 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: rimasto
  • Gerund: rimanendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I stay
  2. tu you stay
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she stays
  4. noi we stay
  5. voi you all stay
  6. loro they stay

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I stayed
  2. tu you stayed
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she stayed
  4. noi we stayed
  5. voi you all stayed
  6. loro they stayed

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to stay
  2. tu you used to stay
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to stay
  4. noi we used to stay
  5. voi you all used to stay
  6. loro they used to stay

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will stay
  2. tu you will stay
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will stay
  4. noi we will stay
  5. voi you all will stay
  6. loro they will stay

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would stay
  2. tu you would stay
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would stay
  4. noi we would stay
  5. voi you all would stay
  6. loro they would stay

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I stay
  2. tu (that) you stay
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she stay
  4. noi (that) we stay
  5. voi (that) you all stay
  6. loro (that) they stay

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu stay!
  2. Lei stay! (formal)
  3. noi stay! (let’s)
  4. voi stay! (all of you)

How to use rimanere

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Stasera rimango a casa, sono stanco.

    Tonight I'm staying home, I'm tired.

  2. Past

    Siamo rimasti a Firenze tre giorni.

    We stayed in Florence three days.

  3. Imperfect

    D'estate rimanevamo al mare fino a settembre.

    In summer we'd stay at the seaside until September.

  4. Future

    Rimarrò qui finché non torni.

    I'll stay here until you get back.

  5. Conditional

    Rimarrei volentieri, ma domani lavoro presto.

    I'd gladly stay, but tomorrow I work early.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Preferisco che tu rimanga con i bambini.

    I'd rather you stayed with the children.

  7. Imperative

    Rimani a cena, ho fatto le lasagne.

    Stay for dinner, I made lasagna.

Good to know

  • Rimanere and restare mean the same: rimango a casa, resto a casa.
  • Rimanere also says how you are left, sono rimasto sorpreso, I was surprised, and what is left: è rimasto poco pane.

Where you hear rimanere

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Italian · Intermediate Level 3

  • Rimango a Fontelupo. I'm staying in Fontelupo.
  • Mia sorella è rimasta in paese. My sister stayed in the village.
  • Rimarremo qui insieme. We will stay here together.

Italian · Advanced Level 2

  • Rimango a Fontelupo. I'm staying in Fontelupo.
  • Mia sorella è rimasta in paese. My sister stayed in the village.
  • Rimarremo qui insieme. We will stay here together.
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What She Would Have Done

Intermediate Level 3 · No. Sarei rimasta a Fontelupo. · Sarei rimasto a Fontelupo.

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The Television Arrives

Advanced Level 2 · Siamo rimasti isolati, senza luce.

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Nonna's Speech

Fluency Level 3 · Ma il cuore è rimasto qui.

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