Inherited from Proto-Slavic *staja.
ста́я • (stája) f (relational adjective ста́ен, diminutive ста́ичка)
From с- (s-) + тая́ (tajá, “to conceal, to harbour”).
стая́ • (stajá) first-singular present indicative, pf (imperfective стая́вам)
| participles | present active participle | past active aorist participle | past active imperfect participle | past passive participle | verbal noun | adverbial participle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | indefinite | — | стаи́л staíl |
стая́л stajál |
стае́н staén |
— | |
| definite subject form | — | стаи́лият staílijat |
— | стае́ният staénijat | |||
| definite object form | — | стаи́лия staílija |
— | стае́ния staénija | |||
| feminine | indefinite | — | стаи́ла staíla |
стая́ла stajála |
стае́на staéna | ||
| definite | — | стаи́лата staílata |
— | стае́ната staénata | |||
| neuter | indefinite | — | стаи́ло staílo |
стая́ло stajálo |
стае́но staéno |
— | |
| definite | — | стаи́лото staíloto |
— | стае́ното staénoto |
— | ||
| plural | indefinite | — | стаи́ли staíli |
стае́ли staéli |
стае́ни staéni |
— | |
| definite | — | стаи́лите staílite |
— | стае́ните staénite |
— | ||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present | стая́ stajá |
стаи́ш staíš |
стаи́ staí |
стаи́м staím |
стаи́те staíte |
стая́т staját | |
| imperfect | стая́х stajáh |
стае́ше staéše |
стае́ше staéše |
стая́хме stajáhme |
стая́хте stajáhte |
стая́ха stajáha | |
| aorist | стаи́х staíh |
стаи́ staí |
стаи́ staí |
стаи́хме staíhme |
стаи́хте staíhte |
стаи́ха staíha | |
| future | pos. | Use ще followed by the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́ма да followed by the present indicative tense | ||||||
| future in the past | pos. | Use the imperfect indicative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́маше да followed by the present indicative tense | ||||||
| present perfect | Use the present indicative tense of съм and стаи́л m, стаи́ла f, стаи́ло n, or стаи́ли pl | ||||||
| past perfect | Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and стаи́л m, стаи́ла f, стаи́ло n, or стаи́ли pl | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future indicative tense of съм and стаи́л m, стаи́ла f, стаи́ло n, or стаи́ли pl | ||||||
| future perfect in the past | Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and стаи́л m, стаи́ла f, стаи́ло n, or стаи́ли pl | ||||||
| renarrative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and стая́л m, стая́ла f, стая́ло n, or стае́ли pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and стаи́л m, стаи́ла f, стаи́ло n, or стаи́ли pl | ||||||
| future and future in the past | pos. | Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́мало да and the present indicative tense | ||||||
| present and past perfect | Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and стаи́л m, стаи́ла f, стаи́ло n, or стаи́ли pl | ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and стаи́л m, стаи́ла f, стаи́ло n, or стаи́ли pl | ||||||
| dubitative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and стая́л m, стая́ла f, стая́ло n, or стае́ли pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and стаи́л m, стаи́ла f, стаи́ло n, or стаи́ли pl | ||||||
| future and future in the past | pos. | Use the present/imperfect dubitative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́мало било́ да and the present indicative tense | ||||||
| present and past perfect | none
| ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past dubitative tense of съм and стаи́л m, стаи́ла f, стаи́ло n, or стаи́ли pl | ||||||
| conclusive | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present indicative tense of съм and стая́л m, стая́ла f, стая́ло n, or стае́ли pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the present indicative tense of съм and стаи́л m, стаи́ла f, стаи́ло n, or стаи́ли pl | ||||||
| future and future in the past | pos. | Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́мало е да and the present indicative tense | ||||||
| present and past perfect | Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of съм and стаи́л m, стаи́ла f, стаи́ло n, or стаи́ли pl | ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and стаи́л m, стаи́ла f, стаи́ло n, or стаи́ли pl | ||||||
| conditional | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and стаи́л m, стаи́ла f, стаи́ло n, or стаи́ли pl | |||||||
| imperative | - | ти | - | - | вие | - | |
| стай staj |
ста́йте stájte |
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Inherited from Old East Slavic стаꙗ (staja, “cattleshed, shelter, tent”), from Proto-Slavic *staja. Cognate to стоя́ть (stojátʹ), стать (statʹ).
ста́я • (stája) f inan (genitive ста́и, nominative plural ста́и, genitive plural стай, diminutive ста́йка)