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сто́ить

verb, imperfective
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somewhat often used word (#1472)

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cost

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Ограбле́ние ба́нка будет сто́ить Вам десяти лет тюре́много заключе́ния. Bank robbery will cost you ten years in prison.
Мне не сто́ило покупа́ть таку́ю вещь. I should not have bought such a thing.
Не сто́ило мне э́того де́лать. I shouldn't have done it.
Сколько сто́или э́ти очки? How much did these glasses cost?
Мне не сто́ило идти́ домой одному так поздно но́чью. I shouldn't have gone home late at night by myself.
Ава́рия чуть не сто́ила ему жи́зни. The accident almost cost him his life.
Одна оши́бка будет сто́ить челове́ческой жи́зни. One mistake will cost a person his life.
Ремо́нт моего́ велосипе́да сто́ил 5000 ие́н. It cost me 5,000 yen to repair my bicycle.
Тебе не сто́ило заставля́ть её ждать в таку́ю холо́дную ночь. You ought not to have kept her waiting on such a cold night.
Сколько оно сто́ило? How much was it?

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Imperative

singular	сто́й
plural	сто́йте

Past

male	сто́ил
female	сто́ила
neuter	сто́ило
plural	сто́или

Present / Future

	Present	Future
я	сто́ю	бу́ду сто́ить
ты	сто́ишь	бу́дешь сто́ить
он/она́/оно́	сто́ит	бу́дет сто́ить
мы	сто́им	бу́дем сто́ить
вы	сто́ите	бу́дете сто́ить
они́	сто́ят	бу́дут сто́ить