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io restai

stayed, remained

→ restare
rest to stay, remain + ai 1st-person singular past
verb · 1st-person singular, past tense Rare #43,610
stayed, remained This past-tense form is used mainly in literary or formal narration; in everyday speech, the passato prossimo is more common.
IT: Restai a casa tutto il giorno.
EN: I stayed home all day.
Conjugation of restare
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First restai —
Third restò restarono

Tutta la notte restai nell'acqua del fossato.

I stayed in the moat water all night.

— I sette samurai (1954)

Restai molto meravigliato quando lo vidi.

I was very surprised when I saw it.

— Vivere (1952)

Restai con mio zio.

I stayed with my uncle.

Restai nei paraggi di casa sua.

I stayed near his house.