Meaning
to stay
- to stay somewhere for a period of time
- to spend time in a place, especially while travelling
In a sentence
Abbiamo soggiornato in un piccolo albergo sul mare.
We stayed in a small hotel by the sea.
Dove soggiorni quando vai a Milano?
Where do you stay when you go to Milan?
Quest'estate non soggiornerò in centro.
This summer I won't stay in the city centre.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| soggiornare | infinitive |
| soggiorno | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| soggiorni | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| soggiorna | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| soggiorniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| soggiornate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| soggiornano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| soggiornavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| soggiornavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| soggiornava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| soggiornavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| soggiornavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| soggiornavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| soggiornai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| soggiornasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| soggiornò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| soggiornammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| soggiornaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| soggiornarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| soggiornerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| soggiornerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| soggiornerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| soggiorneremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| soggiornerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| soggiorneranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| soggiorni | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| soggiorni | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| soggiorni | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| soggiorniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| soggiorniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| soggiornino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| soggiornassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| soggiornassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| soggiornasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| soggiornassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| soggiornaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| soggiornassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| soggiornerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| soggiorneresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| soggiornerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| soggiorneremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| soggiornereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| soggiornerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| soggiorna | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| soggiorniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| soggiornate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| soggiornando | gerund |
| soggiornato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Used mainly for hotels, cities, holidays, not for living permanently.
- Usually takes a place with a or in: soggiornare a Roma, in albergo.
- More formal than stare or fermarsi.