No. 17,753 in Polish
zosta
The Polish word "zosta" is a verb form of "zostać," meaning "to stay" or "to become," depending on context.
In a sentence
Zostań w domu dziś wieczorem.
Stay at home tonight.
In this sentence, 'zostań' is used as an imperative verb form to indicate a direct command or suggestion to stay somewhere.
On został w szkole na dodatkowe zajęcia.
He stayed at school for extra classes.
Here, 'został' is the past tense form used to describe an action that occurred in the past, meaning he remained at the location.
Zostały nam jeszcze dwie godziny do odlotu.
We still have two hours left until departure.
In this example, 'zostały' is used in the context of 'remaining time,' indicating the duration left before an event.
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