io starmi

to be, to stay

→ stare
star be + mi me (object pronoun)
verb · 1st-person Rare #32,084
to be, to stay The attached mi means “me” or “to me,” depending on the phrase.
IT: Puoi starmi vicino?
EN: Can you stay close to me?
Conjugation of stare
SingularPlural
Second — starne

Ad Ana piace starmi sopra.

Ana likes being on top of me.

— Y tu mamá también - Anche tua madre (2001)

Ehi, non starmi così vicina!

Hey, don't stand so close to me!

— Your Name. (2016)

Cerca di starmi dietro!

Try to keep up with me!

— Storia di fantasmi cinesi (1987)

Starmi vicino non fa bene a mio figlio.

Being close to me is not good for my son.

— American Gangster (2007)

Non starmi vicino.

Don't stay near me.

Devi starmi vicino e devi fare esattamente quello che ti dirò, hai capito?

You have to stay close to me and do exactly what I tell you, understand?

— Una battaglia dopo l’altra (2025)

E di starmi lontana, ma questo non l'hai sentito.

And to stay away from me, but you didn't hear that.

— I peccatori (2025)

Era meglio non starmi tra i piedi, visto che non mi hai ucciso.

It would have been better if you had stayed out of my way since you didn't kill me.

— I Saw the Devil (2010)