starmene

to stay, to remain

→ stare
star be + me me, to me + ne 3rd-person clitic pronoun (of/from it or them)
verb · informal Rare #35,674
to stay, to remain Often suggests staying somewhere quietly or keeping to oneself.
IT: Posso starmene qui tranquillo.
EN: I can just stay here quietly.
Conjugation of stare
SingularPlural
Second — starne
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First sto stiamo
Second stai state
Third sta stanno
Imperative
SingularPlural
First — stiamo
Second stai state
Third stia stiano
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First stia stiamo
Second stia —
Third stia stiano
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First stavo stavamo
Second stavi —
Third stava stavano
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First starò staremo
Second starai —
Third starà staranno
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First stessi —
Second stessi —
Third stesse —
Conditional
SingularPlural
First starei staremmo
Second staresti —
Third starebbe —
Present
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third stette —
Indicative

Non posso starmene lì a lasciar morire Spider-Man, non lo faccio di nuovo!

I can't just sit there and let Spider-Man die, I'm not doing it again!

— Spider-Man - Un nuovo universo (2018)

Potrei starmene tranquillo sotto la doccia.

I could just sit in the shower.

— Ricky Gervais: Mortality (2025)

Avrei dovuto starmene semplicemente seduto.

I should have just sat there.

— Who Am I - No System Is Safe (2014)

Il che significava che potevo starmene seduta a guardarlo.

Which meant I could just sit there and watch him.

Perché starmene seduto qui a pensarci?

Why sit here and think about it?

— Passengers (2016)

Non posso semplicemente starmene qui e aspettare.

I can't just sit here and wait.

— Loveless (2017)

Posso farmi gli affari miei, starmene per conto mio.

I can mind my own business, keep to myself.

— Anatomia di una caduta (2023)