Rimanere

Rimanere is an Italian verb meaning "to remain" or "to stay." It denotes staying in a place, persisting in a condition, or continuing to be in a state, and can also be used metaphorically to indicate remaining attached to an idea or plan. It is an intransitive verb and is commonly used with locations expressed by prepositions such as in, a, or presso, or with adjectives describing a state (calmo, fiducioso).

Grammatical notes: Rimanere takes the auxiliary essere in compound tenses, for example sono rimasto/a, sei rimasto/a, è rimasto, siamo rimasti, siete rimasti, sono rimasti. The present indicative forms are io rimango, tu rimani, lui rimane, noi rimaniamo, voi rimanete, loro rimangono. The gerund is rimanendo and the past participle is rimasto. Subjunctive and other forms exist: che io rimanga, che tu rimanga, che lui rimanga; rimangano; and the future forms rimarrò, rimarrai, rimarrà, rimarremo, rimarrete, rimarranno.

Etymology and usage: Rimanere derives from Latin remanēre, formed with the prefix re- plus manēre meaning "to stay." Common expressions include rimanere a casa (to stay at home), rimanere in silenzio (to remain silent), and rimanere a bocca aperta (to be left speechless or astonished). The verb also appears in figurative senses such as rimanere legato a una decisione (to remain committed to a decision) or rimanere indietro (to fall behind).