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- Verb стать
- Noun стать
Translation
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1.begin to do sth
begin to do sth
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2.become
become
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A good example is ручка which looks like
1. pen, ballpoint
2. handle, knob, grip
3. arm
4. arm rest
Usage Info
Examples
- Что с ним ста́ло с тех пор? What has become of him since then?
- Во что бы то ни ста́ло заскочи́ посмотре́ть на нас. By all means stop in to see us.
- Она ста́ла предме́том всео́бщего восхище́ния. She became an object of universal admiration.
- Боб стал инжене́ром. Bob became an engineer.
- Я стал ста́рше, поэтому я стал смотре́ть на ве́щи по-другому. I got older, and so I started looking at things differently.
- Рост населе́ния стал в стране́ большо́й пробле́мой. The increase in population has become a serious problem in the country.
- По сравне́нию с тем, что бы́ло, он стал существенно усовершенствован. It has greatly improved compared with what it was.
- Он ста́нет хоро́шим му́жем для мое́й сестры́. He will make my sister a good husband.
- Престу́пник стал христиани́ном и начал но́вую жизнь. The criminal became a Christian and turned over a new leaf.
- Итак, эффекти́вный метод сле́дующий: утрамбова́ть снег, чтобы он стал плотнее, сде́лать из него бло́ки, и соста́вить их друг на дру́га. And so the method that works is treading down the snow to harden it, making blocks and piling them up.
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Imperative
| singular | ста́нь |
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| plural | ста́ньте |
Accents: Mark the accent with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).
Past
| male | ста́л |
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| female | ста́ла |
| neuter | ста́ло |
| plural | ста́ли |
Accents: Mark the accent with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).
Present / Future
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | ста́ну |
| ты | - | ста́нешь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | ста́нет |
| мы | - | ста́нем |
| вы | - | ста́нете |
| они́ | - | ста́нут |
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very often used word (#51)
Translation
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1.figure
figure
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2.character, type
character
Also: type
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3.points of a horse
points of a horse
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4.need, necessity
need
Also: necessity
Also
Editing translations: Please do not include annotations (e.g. "medicine" or "colloquially") or hints of usage (e.g. "[Acc.]").
Separate translations by commata. New major meaning should get a new line entry.
A good example is ручка which looks like
1. pen, ballpoint
2. handle, knob, grip
3. arm
4. arm rest
Usage Info
Examples
- С како́й ста́ти мне им помога́ть? Why would I help them?
- С како́й ста́ти обвиня́ть Тома? Why blame Tom?
- С како́й ста́ти тебе меня подозрева́ть? Why should you suspect me?
- С како́й ста́ти мне ей помога́ть? Why would I help her?
- С како́й ста́ти мне ему помога́ть? Why would I help him?
- С како́й ста́ти бы мне быть его другом? Why would I be friends with him?
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Declension
| singular | plural | |
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| nom. nominative | ста́ть | ста́ти |
| gen. genitive | ста́ти | ста́тей |
| dat. dative | ста́ти | ста́тям |
| acc. accusative | ста́ть | ста́ти |
| inst. instrumental | ста́тью | ста́тями |
| prep. prepositional | ста́ти | ста́тях |
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Accents: Mark the accent with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).
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