стал

See also: Appendix:Variations of "stal"

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [staɫ]
  • Rhymes: -al

Verb

стал • (stal)

  1. masculine singular past indicative perfective of стать (statʹ):
    1. began to
      Он стал писа́ть.
      On stal pisátʹ.
      He began to write.
    2. took to (+ infinitive)
      Он стал пить.
      On stal pitʹ.
      He took to drinking.
    3. became, got, grew
    • Russian Synodal Bible, Mark 1.42:
      После сего слова проказа тотчас сошла с него, и он стал чист.
      Posle sevo slova prokaza totčas sošla s nevo, i on stal čist.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
      Я стал учи́телем.
      Ja stal učítelem.
      I became a teacher.