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lui rimanesse

remained, stayed, were left

→ rimanere
riman to stay, to remain + esse Imperfect subjunctive, 3rd person singular
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #37,929
remained, stayed Used in the imperfect subjunctive; English often uses “stayed” or “were to stay” in the same contexts.
IT: Volevo che rimanesse a cena.
EN: I wanted them to stay for dinner.
were left Used in the imperfect subjunctive.
IT: Se ne rimanesse anche una sola, sarebbe un problema.
EN: If even one were left, it would be a problem.
Conjugation of rimanere
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First rimanessi —
Second rimanessi —
Third rimanesse —

Allora vorrei che l'appartamento rimanesse a mio marito.

So I would like the apartment to go to my husband.

— 8½ (1963)

Non volevo che rimanesse deluso.

I didn't want him to be disappointed.

— The Brutalist (2024)

E volevi che rimanesse un angelo per tutto il tempo?

And you wanted her to remain an angel the whole time?

— Loveless (2017)

Sarebbe una catastrofe se ne rimanesse anche una sola.

It would be a catastrophe if even one remained.

— Nausicaä della Valle del vento (1984)

Non volevo rimanesse lì.

I didn't want him to stay there.

— Sirat (2025)

Nel caso rimanesse ucciso.

In case he gets killed.

— La fiamma del peccato (1944)