стал

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [staɫ]
• Rhymes: -al

Verb

стал • (stal)

1. masculine singular past indicative perfective of стать (statʹ):
   1. began to

      Он стал писа́ть.

      On stal pisátʹ.

      He began to write.

   2. took to (+ infinitive)

      Он стал пить.

      On stal pitʹ.

      He took to drinking.

   3. became, got, grew
   • Russian Synodal Bible, Mark 1.42:

     После сего слова проказа тотчас сошла с него, и он стал чист.

     Posle sevo slova prokaza totčas sošla s nevo, i on stal čist.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

     Я стал учи́телем.

     Ja stal učítelem.

     I became a teacher.