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ostajati

остајати

/ǒstajati/ · imperfective

Ru
VERB
  1. to stay; to remain
    Petkom uvek ostaje do kasno na poslu. — On Fridays he always stays late at work.
    Leti ostajemo kod bake na selu. — In summer we stay at grandma's in the village.
  2. to be left over
    Posle ručka nam uvek ostaje hrane. — We always have food left over after lunch.

The perfective is ostati; ostajati is used for repeated or ongoing staying.

Synonyms:
zadržavati boraviti
Forms
Present tense
jaostajem
tiostaješ
on/ona/onoostaje
miostajemo
viostajete
oni/one/onaostaju
Past (masc.): ostajao
Imperative: ostaj / ostaji
Antonyms: odlaziti
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