стена́ть
rare #30986
verbimperfective
- 1.
to groan, to moan, to wail, to lament
Ра́неный стена́л от бо́ли.
The wounded man was moaning with pain.
Literary and elevated; in everyday speech Russians say стонать.
- 2.
(rare) to suffer, to be in torment, to go through agony
Наро́д стена́л под гнётом.
The people suffered under oppression.
Figurative and rhetorical, often of a people under oppression.
Examples
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | стена́ю | бу́ду стена́ть |
| ты | стена́ешь | бу́дешь стена́ть |
| он/она́/оно́ | стена́ет | бу́дет стена́ть |
| мы | стена́ем | бу́дем стена́ть |
| вы | стена́ете | бу́дете стена́ть |
| они́ | стена́ют | бу́дут стена́ть |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | стена́й |
| вы | стена́йте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | стена́л |
| feminine | стена́ла |
| neuter | стена́ло |
| plural | стена́ли |
Participles
| Active present | groaning, moaning, wailing | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | groaning, moaning, lamenting | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | - | |
| Gerund present | стена́я | while doing (present) |
| Gerund past | стенав стенавши | while doing (past) |
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Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
Lucian edited verb basics 6 years ago.
