No. 657 in Slovenian
sta
"Sta" is the Slovenian verb form for "are" (third person plural, present tense of "to be").
In a sentence
Janez in Ana sta v kuhinji.
Janez and Ana are in the kitchen.
In this sentence, "sta" is the third person plural form of the verb "biti" (to be) in present tense, indicating the location of the subjects Janez and Ana.
Ali sta vidva že pojedla večerjo?
Have you two already had dinner?
Here, "sta" is the dual form of the verb "biti" (to be) used to form a question in the present perfect tense for the subjects 'you two'.
Rozina in Peter sta se pogovarjala dolgo v noč.
Rozina and Peter talked long into the night.
In this example, "sta" indicates a completed action in the past for two subjects (dual form), where "pogovarjala" represents the action of talking.
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