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May 09, 2014 - 07:19 AM
They appear to be synonyms. My dictionary, "Webster's New World Italian," literally says this: rimanere ; verb, = restare.
Whether Italians prefer one over the other remains (rimanere?) to be seen.
Whether Italians prefer one over the other remains (rimanere?) to be seen.
May 09, 2014 - 10:38 AM
my friend in Verona says the two are interchangeable, both used in the same way, and one is not more common than the other.
When I asked how he would say, "I am staying in Venice" he said, "Sono a Venezia" or "sto soggiornando a Venezia"….so I asked about the two verbs you asked about, and he sad he might say something like "Sono appena arrivato a Venezia. Rimarro qui per 5 giorni." Looks like he used the future tense of rimanere, but as I said, the two words are equal ( secondo lui)
I hope that helps!
When I asked how he would say, "I am staying in Venice" he said, "Sono a Venezia" or "sto soggiornando a Venezia"….so I asked about the two verbs you asked about, and he sad he might say something like "Sono appena arrivato a Venezia. Rimarro qui per 5 giorni." Looks like he used the future tense of rimanere, but as I said, the two words are equal ( secondo lui)
I hope that helps!
May 09, 2014 - 01:22 PM
Grazie. Sempre utile!
May 23, 2014 - 01:30 PM
Ciao Tony
That's a very good question. In general the two verbs "rimanere" and "restare" can be used interchangeably and there is no difference in the amount of usage or the tone (neither sounds more or less formal, for instance). There may be a few instances where natives may prefer one over the other but the difference would be slight nuances. So, feel free to use these verbs interchangeably.
That's a very good question. In general the two verbs "rimanere" and "restare" can be used interchangeably and there is no difference in the amount of usage or the tone (neither sounds more or less formal, for instance). There may be a few instances where natives may prefer one over the other but the difference would be slight nuances. So, feel free to use these verbs interchangeably.