{"id":70234,"date":"2019-03-27T06:48:07","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T10:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/stare-italian\/"},"modified":"2025-02-04T01:30:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T06:30:31","slug":"stare-italian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/italian\/stare-italian\/","title":{"rendered":"How and When to Use “Stare” in Italian"},"content":{"rendered":"

The irregular Italian verb stare<\/em><\/strong> is a versatile and essential component of everyday conversation. Often translated as “to stay”<\/strong> or “to be<\/strong>,“<\/strong> stare<\/em> can convey a range of meanings, from indicating physical location to expressing emotional states.<\/p>\n

You might recognize it from one of the most common phrases in the Italian language: Come stai<\/strong>?<\/em>\u00a0or the more formal Come sta<\/strong>?<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>Both of these phrases use stare<\/em> to ask “How are you?” but the direct translation is “How are you staying?”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Understanding how to use stare<\/em> is key to expressing yourself clearly and accurately in Italian, so let’s dig into its various uses and conjugations.
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Conjugating the Italian Verb\u00a0Stare<\/em><\/h2>\n

Here are the conjugations of stare<\/em> in some of the main verb tenses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Subject Pronoun<\/th>Present Tense (Indicativo Presente<\/em>)<\/th>Past Tense (Passato Prossimo<\/em>)<\/th>Imperfect Tense (Imperfetto<\/em>)<\/th>Future Tense (Futuro Semplice<\/em>)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
io<\/em><\/td> sto<\/em> <\/a>\n <\/td> sono stato<\/em> <\/a>\n
\n sono stata<\/em> <\/a>\n <\/td>		 stavo<\/em> <\/a>\n <\/td> star\u00f2<\/em> <\/a>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
tu<\/em><\/td> stai<\/em> <\/a>\n <\/td> sei stato<\/em> <\/a>\n
\n sei stata<\/em> <\/a>\n <\/td>		 stavi<\/em> <\/a>\n <\/td> starai<\/em> <\/a>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
lui\/lei\/Lei<\/em><\/td> sta<\/em> <\/a>\n <\/td> \u00e8 stato<\/em> <\/a>\n
\n \u00e8 stata<\/em> <\/a>\n <\/td>		 stava<\/em> <\/a>\n <\/td> star\u00e0<\/em> <\/a>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
noi<\/em><\/td> stiamo<\/em> <\/a>\n <\/td> siamo stati<\/em> <\/a>\n
\n siamo state<\/em> <\/a>\n <\/td>		 stavamo<\/em> <\/a>\n <\/td> staremo<\/em> <\/a>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
voi<\/em><\/td> state<\/em> <\/a>\n <\/td> siete stati<\/em> <\/a>\n
\n siete state<\/em> <\/a>\n <\/td>		 stavate<\/em> <\/a>\n <\/td> starete<\/em> <\/a>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
loro<\/em><\/td> stanno<\/em> <\/a>\n <\/td> sono stati<\/em> <\/a>\n
\n sono state<\/em> <\/a>\n <\/td>		 stavano<\/em> <\/a>\n <\/td> staranno<\/em> <\/a>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

For a full list of conjugations of\u00a0stare,<\/em> visit verbi-italiani.info<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Ways to Use Stare<\/em> in Italian<\/h2>\n

Stare <\/em>is used in a variety of ways, and we’ll go over each one below. As there are multiple applications for using this verb<\/strong> and lots of situations where it can come up, it helps to see how native speakers use it.<\/p>\n

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