постоять

Russian

Etymology

по- (po-) +‎ стоя́ть (stojátʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pəstɐˈjætʲ]
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Verb

постоя́ть • (postojátʹ) pf (imperfective стоя́ть)

  1. to stand (for a while)
  2. to stand up (for) (+ за (za) + accusative)
    постоя́ть за себя́ ― postojátʹ za sebjá ― to stand up for oneself, to stick up for oneself
  3. (imperative) expresses a demand to stop or stop moving
    Зна́чит, посто́й, ты говори́шь, что... ― Znáčit, postój, ty govoríšʹ, što... ― So, wait, you're saying that...

Conjugation

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