stani
The Serbian word for stop is stani.
stani is used to tell someone to stop moving or to cause a process to pause. It is derived from the verb stati.
Meaning: not to continue (verb)
Which one should you use?
While stani refers to stopping movement or a pause in a process, the word prekini is used when you want someone to stop an activity or a habit.
How does it change in a sentence?
stani is the singular imperative form used to tell one person to stop moving or to stop an action.
Did you know?
- In Serbian, the verb stati is used to describe whether an object fits inside another. If a suitcase is too small for your clothes, you would say they will not stop in the bag.
- The Serbian word for 'apartment' is stan. This noun shares the same root as stani because an apartment is historically a place where one 'stays' or 'stands' permanently.
- Beyond physical movement, stani is often used as a rhetorical filler in conversation. In this context, it functions like the English phrase 'hold on' or 'wait a second'.
Examples in context
- U blizini naše škole je autobuska stanica.There's a bus stop close to our school.This sentence shows how to use stani in the context of a bus stop.Tatoeba #6901904 by dzoja, translation #868557 by LittleBoy
- Sišao sam na pogrešnoj autobuskoj stanici.I got off at the wrong bus stop.This sentence shows how to use stani when talking about a bus stop.Tatoeba #6914732 by dzoja, translation #6887217 by CK
- Red je bio veliki na autobuskoj stanici.There was not a long queue at the bus stop.This sentence shows how to use stani when referring to a queue at a bus stop.Tatoeba #665198 by potatosoup, translation #35241 by carlosalberto
- Molim Vas, zaustavite se na sljedećoj stanici.Please, stop at the next station.
- Prestani s tom bukom, molim te.Stop with that noise, please.
- Stani! Nemoj ići tamo!Stop! Do not go there!
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Stefan and Jelena are walking and Stefan is talking too much.
- StefanSlušaj, moram ti ispričati još jednu stvar.Listen, I have to tell you one more thing.
- JelenaMolim te, stani sada.Please, stop now.
- StefanZašto me prekidaš?Why are you interrupting me?
- JelenaKasno je i želim da spavam.It is late and I want to sleep.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
