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sta
to stay /ˈsta/
verb#73 most common
Also: to stand, to sit, to live (reside)
Example sentences
Nu sta acolo!
Don't stand there!
Poți sta la noi în weekend.
You can stay at our place this weekend.
Nu am unde sta în orașul ăsta.
I have nowhere to stay in this city.
A sta la coadă ore în șir e obositor.
Standing in line for hours is tiring.
Nu mai sta pe gânduri și semnează contractul!
Stop hesitating and sign the contract!
A sta cu mâinile în sân în loc să acționezi nu rezolvă nimic.
Sitting idle with your hands folded instead of acting solves nothing.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | stau | stătui | voi sta |
| 2sg | stai | stătuși | vei sta |
| 3sg | stă | stătu | va sta |
| 1pl | stăm | stăturăm | vom sta |
| 2pl | stați | stăturăți | veți sta |
| 3pl | stau | stătură | vor sta |
Word family
starestate, condition
stătutstale (literally, having stood too long)
statornicsteadfast, constant
stăruitorpersistent, insistent
Etymology
Sta is the short infinitive of the verb a sta, inherited directly from Latin stare, meaning to stand. The core sense of standing in place broadened over centuries into staying, sitting, remaining, and even living somewhere. This is one of the oldest and most basic verbs in Romanian, present since the language split from spoken Latin.
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