stannat

In a sentence

• Jag har stannat här länge.

  I have stayed here for a long time.

  The word 'stannat' is used in the perfect tense (har stannat) to indicate an action that has been completed in the past but is relevant to the present.

• Hon stannade bilen vid rött ljus.

  She stopped the car at the red light.

  Here, 'stannade' (past tense of 'stanna') is used to describe a completed action of stopping the car.

• Vi måste stanna på hotellet tills det slutar regna.

  We need to stay at the hotel until the rain stops.

  In this example, 'stanna' is used in the infinitive form meaning to stay in a place.