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je restais

stayed, remained, was staying

ʁ ɛ s . t ɛ → rester
rest stay, remain + ais imperfect tense, je/tu
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #43,632
stayed, remained, was staying
FR: Quand j'étais enfant, je restais souvent chez mes grands-parents pendant les vacances.
EN: When I was a child, I often stayed with my grandparents during the holidays.
Conjugation of rester
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First restais —
Second restais —
Third restait restaient

Et si tu restais cette fois ?

What if you stayed this time?

On pourrait faire des tas de choses, mais seulement si tu restais.

We could do all sorts of things, but only if you stayed.

— Carnets de voyage (2004)

Ça voudrait dire beaucoup pour moi, si tu restais.

It would mean a lot to me if you stayed.

Il s'avère que tu savais tout mais restais silencieux.

It turns out you knew everything but stayed silent.

Sounds similar to

rester ʁ ɛ s . t e restez ʁ ɛ s . t e respect ʁ ɛ s . p ɛ restons ʁ ɛ s . t ɔ̃ resté ʁ ɛ s . t e resto ʁ ɛ s . t o restant ʁ ɛ s . t ɑ̃