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Definitions
- 1.to stand (in a certain location or near someone or something)
Стань ко мне, а то потеря́ешься.
Stanʹ ko mne, a to poterjáješʹsja. — Stand near me so you don't get lost.
Стань со мно́ю, а то потеря́ешься.
Stanʹ so mnóju, a to poterjáješʹsja. — Stand near me so you don't get lost.
Ста́ньте побли́же.
Stánʹte poblíže. — Get closer.
- 2.to begin
Ста́нут ли гоня́ть они́ кры́с?
Stánut li gonjátʹ oní krýs? — Will they start chasing the rats?
Он стал писа́ть.
On stal pisátʹ. — He began to write.
Он стал пить.
On stal pitʹ. — He took to drinking.
- 3.to be willing, to be going [with imperfective infinitive ‘to do something’] (used to express a determined negative attitude)
Я не ста́ну э́того де́лать.
Ja ne stánu étovo délatʹ. — I’m not going to do it.
— Ва́ше благоро́дие, я опя́ть к твое́й ми́лости! — на́чал Кири́ла. — Вот с отцо́м пришёл, сде́лай ми́лость, отпусти́ Ва́ську! Непреме́нный член разгова́ривать не стал. Говори́т: «Пошёл вон!»
— Váše blagoródije, ja opjátʹ k tvojéj mílosti! — náčal Kiríla. — Vot s otcóm prišól, sdélaj mílostʹ, otpustí Vásʹku! Nepreménnyj člen razgovárivatʹ ne stal. Govorít: «Pošól von!» — "Your honour, I have come again to ask your gracious mercy," began Kirila. "Here I have come with my father. Be merciful, let Vaska go! The permanent member would not talk to me. He said: 'Go away!'"
- 4.to cost
Во что мне это ста́нет?
Vo što mne eto stánet? — How much will it cost me?
во что бы то ни ста́ло
vo što by to ni stálo — at all costs
- 5.to become, to get, to grow
Он стал лётчиком.
On stal ljótčikom. — He became a pilot.
Он стал седы́м.
On stal sedým. — He became grey-haired.
Я стал учи́телем.
Ja stal učítelem. — I became a teacher.
- 6.for one to become
Всем ста́ло ску́чно.
Vsem stálo skúšno/skúčno. — Everyone got bored.
- 7.for one to continue living, for one to continue to be
Его́ не ста́ло.
Jevó ne stálo. — He has passed away.
И никого́ не ста́ло.
I nikovó ne stálo. — And then there were none.
- 8.build
- 9.trait, character, type
Она́ ему́ под стать.
Oná jemú pod statʹ. — She is a match for him.
- 10.need
С како́й ста́ти?
S kakój státi? — (colloquial) Why should I/you/he/she/it/we/they? For what reason?; why?
Synonyms & related words
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic стати (stati), from Proto-Slavic *stati (“to stand, become”).
Forms
- ста́нешьfuture • second-person • singular
- -present • singular • third-person
- ста́нетfuture • singular • third-person
- -first-person • plural • present
- ста́немfirst-person • future • plural
- -plural • present • second-person
- ста́нетеfuture • plural • second-person
- -plural • present • third-person
- ста́нутfuture • plural • third-person
- ста́ньimperative • second-person • singular
- ста́ньтеimperative • plural • second-person
- ста́лmasculine • past • singular
- ста́лиmasculine • past • plural
- statʹromanization
- станови́тьсяimperfective
- ста́тьinfinitive • perfective
- -active • participle • present
- ста́вшийactive • participle • past
- -participle • passive • present
- -participle • passive • past
- -adverbial • participle • present
- ста́вadverbial • participle • past
- ста́вшиadverbial • participle • past
- -first-person • present • singular
- ста́нуfirst-person • future • singular
- -present • second-person • singular
- ста́лаfeminine • past • singular
- ста́лиfeminine • past • plural
- ста́лоneuter • past • singular
- ста́лиneuter • past • plural
- ста́тьdated • infinitive • perfective
- -active • dated • participle • present
- ста́вшійactive • dated • participle • past
- -dated • participle • passive • present
- -dated • participle • passive • past
- -adverbial • dated • participle • present
- ста́въadverbial • dated • participle • past
- ста́вшиadverbial • dated • participle • past
- -dated • first-person • present • singular
- ста́нуdated • first-person • future • singular
- -dated • present • second-person • singular
- ста́нешьdated • future • second-person • singular
- -dated • present • singular • third-person
- ста́нетъdated • future • singular • third-person
- -dated • first-person • plural • present
- ста́немъdated • first-person • future • plural
- -dated • plural • present • second-person
- ста́нетеdated • future • plural • second-person
- -dated • plural • present • third-person
- ста́нутъdated • future • plural • third-person
- ста́ньdated • imperative • second-person • singular
- ста́ньтеdated • imperative • plural • second-person
- ста́лъdated • masculine • past • singular
- ста́лиdated • masculine • past • plural
- ста́лаdated • feminine • past • singular
- ста́лиdated • feminine • past • plural
- ста́лоdated • neuter • past • singular
- ста́лиdated • neuter • past • plural
Conjugation
| he/she/it | -, - |
| we | -, - |
| you (pl) | -, - |
| they | -, - |
| I | -, - |
| you (sg) | -, - |