# sta

**Part of speech:** VERB  
**Frequency rank:** #62 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

Basic Romanian verb meaning “to stand, stay, remain, be located” depending on context. Very common in everyday speech and in many fixed expressions.

## Meanings

- **to stand; to be standing upright** — describes posture or position
- **to stay; remain; be located** — often about being somewhere or continuing in a place/state
- **to sit; be seated** — in some contexts, especially with people, it can mean “to sit” even if the literal posture is not emphasized

## Example sentences

- Stau la bibliotecă până la cinci. — _I'm staying at the library until five._
- Ea stă lângă fereastră. — _She is sitting by the window._
- Stați aici un moment, vă rog. — _Please wait here for a moment._

## Forms

stai, stau, sta, stă, stat, stăm, stea, stați, stătea, stând, stam, stăteau

## Nearby words by frequency

- [veni](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/veni)
- [merge](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/merge)
- [acest](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/acest)
- [părea](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/p%C4%83rea)
- [timp](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/timp)
- [al](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/al)
- [cine](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/cine)
- [chiar](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/chiar)
- [zi](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/zi)
- [foarte](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/foarte)
- [cel](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/cel)
- [acolo](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/acolo)

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Source: [https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/sta](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/sta) — MostSpoken Romanian frequency dictionary.