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Being an Italian Verb
Stare literally means "to stay," but it’s also one of two Italian verbs that can mean "to be"* when talking about
1) Health
Per esempio…
| Come stai, Nico? | How are you, Nico? | |
| Sto bene, grazie. | I’m fine, thanks. |
2) Permanent or habitual location
| L’Italia sta in Europa. | Italy is in Europe. | |
| Stai sempre al computer! | You’re always at the computer! |
Stare per + infinitive = very near future
Stare is also used with the gerund to form progressive tenses (lessons coming soon).
Stare present tense conjugations
Stare is an irregular –are verb:
| io | sto | noi | stiamo | |
| tu | stai | voi | state | |
| lui, lei | sta | loro | stanno |
* The other is essere. We’ll compare the two in detail in a future lesson.
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