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je restais

stayed, remained

ʁ ɛ s . t ɛ → rester
rest to stay + ais je/tu imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 2nd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #45,930
stayed, remained The form can mean either “I stayed/remained” or “you stayed/remained.”
FR: Si tu restais, on pourrait dîner ensemble.
EN: If you stayed, we could have dinner together.
Conjugation of rester
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First restais —
Second restais —
Third restait restaient

Tu restais là pétrifié, à me regarder !

You just stood there, frozen, staring at me!

— Yi Yi (2000)

Et si tu restais cette fois ?

What if you stayed this time?

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

It turns out you knew everything but stayed silent.

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.

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 restau ʁ ɛ s . t o