rimane

Rimane is the third-person singular present indicative form of the Italian verb rimanere, meaning to remain or to stay. It is used to indicate that a subject continues to be in a place, or that a state or condition persists. The phrase rimane da fare is a common usage, meaning “it remains to be done.”

Etymology and meaning: Rimanere comes from Latin remanēre, literally “to stay back” or “to remain.” In Italian, rimane is one of several present-tense forms that convey ongoing existence or persistence.

Usage notes: Rimane can express physical staying, as in Lui rimane a casa stasera (He stays at home tonight). It can also convey the persistence of a condition or a question, as in La situazione rimane stabile (The situation remains stable) or La domanda rimane senza risposta (The question remains unanswered). In many tenses, the verb governs agreement with the subject, and rimanere uses essere as the auxiliary in compound tenses (per esempio, è rimasto/a, sono rimasti).

Conjugation overview: The root form rimanere follows a mostly regular pattern for its irregular stem. Present indicative forms include io rimango, tu rimani, lui rimane, noi rimaniamo, voi rimanete, loro rimangono. The past participle is rimasto (masc.) or rimasta (fem.), used with essere in compound tenses (sono rimasto, è rimasta, etc.). The present subjunctive forms include che io rimanga, che tu rimanga, che lui rimanga, etc.

Related terms: While rimane is a verb form, the broader concept appears in many Italian expressions describing continuity, persistence, or states that are unchanged.