ostajati
остајати/ǒstajati/ · imperfective
RuVERB
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to stay; to remainPetkom 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.
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to be left overPosle 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 | |
|---|---|
| ja | ostajem |
| ti | ostaješ |
| on/ona/ono | ostaje |
| mi | ostajemo |
| vi | ostajete |
| oni/one/ona | ostaju |
Past (masc.): ostajao
Imperative: ostaj / ostaji
Antonyms:
odlaziti