stare
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verb
- to stay, remain
- to keep, stick
- to be doing somethingpresent continuous
- to be up to
- to be about to
Forms
Present
| I | sto |
|---|---|
| you | stai |
| he, she, it | sta |
| we | stiamo |
| you (plural) | state |
| they | stanno |
Imperfect
| I | stavo |
|---|---|
| you | stavi |
| he, she, it | stava |
| we | stavamo |
| you (plural) | stavate |
| they | stavano |
Past historic
| I | stetti / stiedi |
|---|---|
| you | stesti |
| he, she, it | stette / stiede |
| we | stemmo |
| you (plural) | steste |
| they | stettero / stiedero |
Future
| I | starò |
|---|---|
| you | starai |
| he, she, it | starà |
| we | staremo |
| you (plural) | starete |
| they | staranno |
Conditional
| I | starei |
|---|---|
| you | staresti |
| he, she, it | starebbe |
| we | staremmo |
| you (plural) | stareste |
| they | starebbero |
Subjunctive
| I | stia |
|---|---|
| you | stia |
| he, she, it | stia |
| we | stiamo |
| you (plural) | stiate |
| they | stiano |
Imperfect subjunctive
| I | stessi |
|---|---|
| you | stessi |
| he, she, it | stesse |
| we | stessimo |
| you (plural) | steste |
| they | stessero |
Imperative
| you | stai / sta' / sta |
|---|
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- Buongiorno, come stai?Good morning, how are you?A1Ancora una volta (16) — Once more (16) (A1)
- Smettila di urlare, adoro stare tranquillo.Stop shouting — I love peace and quiet.A1Ancora una volta (6) — Once more (6) (A1)
- Mi piace ballare, odio stare seduto.I love dancing — I hate sitting down.A1Ancora una volta (8) — Once more (8) (A1)
- Fa brutto tempo? Allora stiamo a casa.Is the weather bad? Then let's stay at home.A1Che tempo fa? — What's the Weather Like?
Other ways to say it
- abitareto live, to reside; to live in, to inhabit (a place)
- attenersito keep or stick (to); to abide by
- essereUsed as a copula. to be; Denotes absolute time.
- restareto stay, to remain (in a location); to be left, to remain, to be remaining
- rimanereto stay; to remain
- spettareto be up to; to be due
- toccareto touch (to make physical contact with); to be entitled to, to be up to
- vivereto live; to be alive; to subsist, to be