How to Say ‘You're keeping it’ in Italian
Lo stai tenendo
lo sty teh-NEN-doh
[lo sty teh-NEN-doh]
💬 Usage Tip: stai plus an -ing form means something is happening right now: stai tenendo "you're keeping". Swap the verb: stai bevendo "you're drinking".
Phrase Breakdown
Lo
[lo]
it
Used to refer to an object or thing mentioned earlier.
Lo vedo ogni giorno.
I see it every day.
stai
[sty]
are you
Second-person singular of stare, used with a gerund to ask what someone is doing.
Stai dormendo abbastanza questa settimana?
Are you sleeping enough this week?
tenendo
[teh-NEN-doh]
keeping / holding
Gerund of 'tenere' (to keep, to hold); with 'stare' it expresses an ongoing action.
Sto tenendo la borsa per mia sorella.
I'm holding the bag for my sister.
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