No. 127 in Bulgarian

стана

The Bulgarian word "стана" means "became," "happened," or "stood up," depending on the context.

In a sentence

Вчера станах рано, за да отида на работа.
Yesterday, I got up early to go to work.
Here, 'стана' (станах in the past tense for 1st person singular) means 'got up' or 'rose', indicating the action of getting up from a bed or rising.
Тази история стана известна на всички.
This story became known to everyone.
In this sentence, 'стана' means 'became', implying a change of state or becoming known.
Какво стана с проекта, който трябваше да завършим?
What happened to the project that we were supposed to finish?
Here, 'стана' is used in the sense of 'happened', referring to an event or progression of an occurrence.

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