russian word
to stand, be in an upright position in Russian: стоять
every form stress-marked · levels from the official TORFL lexical minimum
Она долго стояла у окна и смотрела на дождь. She stood by the window for a long time, watching the rain.
Не стой у окна, там холодно. Don't stand by the window, it's cold there.
На столе стоит стакан воды. There is a glass of water standing on the table.
Их дом стоит на берегу реки. Their house stands on the bank of the river.
Поезд уже десять минут стоит на станции. The train has been standing at the station for ten minutes already.
Впереди красный свет, и все машины стоят. There's a red light ahead, and all the cars are at a standstill.
What does стоять mean in Russian?
to stand, be in an upright position
to be located, stand somewhere (of an object)
Aspect pair
This verb is imperfective: ongoing or repeated action. Its perfective partner, for a completed one-time result, is
Conjugation of стоять
Stress marks show the stressed vowel; it moves between forms more often than learners expect.
| present | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| я / мы | стою | стоим |
| ты / вы | стоишь | стоите |
| он / они | стоит | стоят |
| past | |
|---|---|
| masc | стоял |
| fem | стояла |
| neut | стояло |
| plural | стояли |
| imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | стой |
| вы | стойте |