простоя́ть
- 1.
to stand (for a time), to spend standing
Мы простоя́ли два ча́са в о́череди.
We stood in line for two hours.
Usually with a time expression.
- 2.
to last, to remain standing, to survive
Э́тот дом простои́т ещё сто лет.
This house will last another hundred years.
Of buildings and structures that keep standing.
- 3.
to stand idle, to lie idle, to be out of operation
Заво́д простоя́л без рабо́ты целую неде́лю.
The plant stood idle for a whole week.
Of factories machines or vehicles that are not working.
- 4.
to stay, to remain, to be stationed
Полк простоя́л в дере́вне ме́сяц.
The regiment stayed in the village for a month.
Of troops encamped or ships in port.
Examples
Памятник, водружённый в центре площади, простоял век.
The monument erected in the center of the square stood for a century.
Купорошенный забор простоял без гнили десять лет.
The fence treated with copper sulfate stood for ten years without rotting.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | простою́ |
| ты | - | простои́шь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | простои́т |
| мы | - | простои́м |
| вы | - | простои́те |
| они́ | - | простоя́т |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | просто́й |
| вы | просто́йте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | простоя́л |
| feminine | простоя́ла |
| neuter | простоя́ло |
| plural | простоя́ли |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | having stood, stood (for some time), having stood idle | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | constant, permanent, regular, standing | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | простоя́в простоявши | while doing (past) |
Word familyстоя́тьPRO
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