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постоя́ть

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verbperfective imperfective is стоя́ть
  • 1.

    to stand for a while, to stand a bit

    Дава́й постои́м здесь мину́тку.

    Let's stand here for a minute.

    Perfective with the prefix по- meaning 'for a limited time'.

  • 2.

    to last for a while, to hold, to stay

    Жара постоя́ла с неде́лю.

    The heat lasted about a week.

    Of weather, frost, heat and similar.

  • 3.

    to stand up for, to defend, to speak up for

    Он суме́л постоя́ть за себя́.

    He managed to stand up for himself.

    With за + accusative: за кого? за что?

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-
постою́
ты-
постои́шь
он/она́/оно́-
постои́т
мы-
постои́м
вы-
постои́те
они́-
постоя́т
Imperative
ты
посто́й
вы
посто́йте
Past
masculine
постоя́л
feminine
постоя́ла
neuter
постоя́ло
plural
постоя́ли

Participles

Active present

-

Active past

постоя́вший

that has been standing, stale, flat

Passive present

-

Passive past

-

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

постоя́в

постоявши

while doing (past)

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  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • editkurali edited translation and related words 8 months ago.
  • luke.hess97 edited translation 1 year ago.