The Bulgarian word for to stand is
стоя
Translations for to stand and their definitions
| стоя | |
| 1. v. (stative, intransitive) to stand still, to stay | |
| Той стоеше до дървото. - He was standing next to the tree. | |
| Войникът стои на страж. - The soldier stays on guard. | |
| Стой! - Stop! / Don't move! / Stay still! | |
| 2. v. (stative, intransitive) to be in position, to occupy a state | |
| Строежът стои в начална фаза. - The construction work is in initial stage. | |
| Важна задача стои пред нас. - An important task is ahead of us. | |
| 3. v. (transitive, dialectal) to halt, to immobilize (obsolete) | |
| Стойте го магарето, да не бяга! - You all hold the donkey in order not to run away! | |
| 4. v. to get in position, to take place (in some Eastern dialects, incl. Banat Bulgarian) | |
| Стои му се такава съдба. - He has brought this fate onto himself. | |
| Миналата седмица се стои голямо събитие. - Last week, a big event took place. |
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