остаться

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Russian

Etymology

о- (o-) +‎ стать (statʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja)

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оста́ться (ostátʹsjapf (imperfective остава́ться)

  1. to remain, to stay
  2. to be left
    • 1928 , “Seeing off ”, Demyan Bedny (lyrics), Dmitry Vasilyev-Buglay (music)‎:
      Будь таки́е все как вы, ротозéи, что б оста́лось от Москвы́, oт Расéи?
      Budʹ takíje vse kak vy, rotozéi, što b ostálosʹ ot Moskvý, ot Raséi?
      If everyone were like you gapers, what would be left of Moscow, of Russia?

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