russian word
to become, turn into, come to be in Russian: стать
every form stress-marked · levels from the official TORFL lexical minimum
После института он стал хорошим врачом. After university he became a good doctor.
К вечеру стало холодно и темно. By evening it became cold and dark.
Она стала плакать, как только услышала новость. She started to cry the moment she heard the news.
После обеда дети стали играть в саду. After lunch the children started to play in the garden.
Часы вдруг стали. The clock suddenly stopped.
Поезд вдруг стал прямо перед станцией. The train suddenly stopped right before the station.
What does стать mean in Russian?
to become, turn into, come to be
to begin to, start to (do something)
Aspect pair
This verb is perfective: a completed one-time result. Its imperfective partner, for ongoing or repeated action, is
Conjugation of стать
Stress marks show the stressed vowel; it moves between forms more often than learners expect.
| future | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| я / мы | стану | станем |
| ты / вы | станешь | станете |
| он / они | станет | станут |
| past | |
|---|---|
| masc | стал |
| fem | стала |
| neut | стало |
| plural | стали |
| imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | стань |
| вы | станьте |