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
Скирдованная солома простояла всю зиму.
The straw stacked in a rick stood there all winter.
Дом, оберегавшийся стеной, простоял много веков.
The house, protected by a wall, stood for many centuries.
Купорошенный забор простоял без гнили десять лет.
The fence treated with copper sulfate stood for ten years without rotting.
Перечиненный забор простоял ещё много лет.
The repaired fence stood for many more years.
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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