"La porta rimane aperta."

Translation: The door remains open.

[Afrobabee]

I just noticed how rimane can spell remain

[safibta]

Thanks for the memory aid.

[Olivia252402]

Can this sentence be used in a figurative/ metaphorical sense i.e. the door remains open if you change your mind?

[IndraRoy]

"Si mama"

[JuliaTransue]

Who's gonna close it?

[alexander_kramer]

is 'the gate' incorrect?

[ziggKogg]

Porta is door, cancello is gate

[PranabhPaw]

Why aperta? Why not apre?

[reginadel]

Shouln't it be opened instead of open

[MaElMu]

'open' is fine. it's an adjective

[ZuMako8_Momo]

You would use "opened" as a past participle, as in "He had opened the door."

[Mediocore]

When is a door not a door?

[fJLo]

When it is a jar?

[RyanBrowni]

I've got a jar of dirt!

[Rafael_Lafloufa]

Why not the door still open

[ZuMako8_Momo]

"The door is still open." = «La porta è ancora aperta.»

[Neil712836]

In English still and remains mean exactly the same thing in this sentence context

[AliceEmery]

Thanks

[PranabhPaw]

How is aperta different from Aprire?

[Sedona2007]

"aprire" is the infinitive form of the verb => "to open" , in English.

"apre" is the 3rd person singular conjugation of the present tense indicative form of "aprire" => he opens, she opens, it opens.

io apro, tu apri, lui/lei apre, noi apriamo, voi aprite, loro aprono

"aperto/aperta/aperti/aperte" are adjectives and have to match what they are describing in gender and number.
Il porto è aperto. The door is open.
I porti sono aperti. The doors are open.
La scatola è aperta. The box is open.
Le scatole sono aperte. The boxes are open.

[Nonna602151]

Could it mean "the port," as in "seaport"?

[Sedona2007]

la porta = the door (as well as a few other meanings: http://www.wordreference.com/iten/porta)

l porto = the port or harbor (as well as a few other meanings: http://www.wordreference.com/iten/porto)

[Molly_E_Clark]

:)

[IreneSalo1]

how can I be marked wrong before I could even READ the sentence???????