io rimasi

stayed, remained, was

→ rimanere

rimas remain; stay + i 1st person singular past

verb · 1st-person singular, past tense Uncommon #13,505

stayed, remained Past historic form, used mainly in written Italian and storytelling; in everyday speech, the past participle with an auxiliary is more common.

IT: Rimasi a casa tutto il giorno.

EN: I stayed home all day.

was Used with an adjective or past participle to describe a resulting state.

IT: Rimasi sorpreso dalla notizia.

EN: I was surprised by the news.

Conjugation of rimanere

rimanere

Indicative past

	Singular	Plural
First	rimasi	—
Third	rimase	rimasero

rimaste

Rimasi dentro, in piedi.

I stayed inside, standing.

Rimasi con mio zio.

I stayed with my uncle.

Io rimasi.

I stayed.

Rimasi solo nella stanza.

I was left alone in the room.

Io rimasi a casa invece di uscire.

I stayed home instead of going out.

Io rimasi deluso.

I was disappointed.

— La grande bellezza (2013)

Rimasi muto quando lei mi parlò.

I was speechless when she spoke to me.

E rimasi quando tutto cominciò ad andare a rotoli.

And I stayed when everything started to fall apart.

— L'agente segreto (2025)

Rimasi senza fiato.

I was left breathless.

Non ricordo se rimasi ferito o meno.

I don't remember whether I was hurt or not.

— Il mio amico Ivan Lapshin (1985)

Il giorno che rimasi incinta, la sua bocca aveva un sapore intenso e delizioso.

The day I became pregnant, his mouth had an intense and delicious taste.

— Juno (2007)

Rimasi a casa.

I stayed at home.

Rimasi completamente sconvolta.

I was completely shocked.

Rimasi sconvolta.

I was shocked.

Rimasi stupito perché io non l'avevo mai presa.

I was surprised because I had never taken it.

— Dolor y gloria (2019)

Rimasi a casa per riposarmi.

I stayed home to rest.

Io rimasi a Madrid, invece.

I stayed in Madrid, instead.

— Dolor y gloria (2019)

Io rimasi muta quando lei mi parlò.

I remained silent when she spoke to me.

Rimasi perplessa.

I was puzzled.

Rimasi mortificato.

I was mortified.

Ma appena entrai in quella stanza, rimasi senza parole.

But as soon as I entered that room, I was speechless.

— Tropa de elite 2 - Il nemico ora è un altro (2010)

Tuo nonno se ne andò a lavorare in Venezuela e io rimasi con Sole.

Your grandfather went to work in Venezuela and I stayed with Sole.

— Volver - Tornare (2006)

Rimasi bloccata nel traffico.

I got stuck in traffic.

Rimasi a casa tutto il giorno.

I stayed home all day.