ostajati
to stay (imperfective of ostati; ostajati pri svom, to stand one’s ground)
оставаться (несов. вид к ostati; ostajati pri svom — стоять на своём)
In Cyrillic
остајати
Examples from the lessons
Appears in immersion pieces
Contractor vs employee: why you can’t “do nothing” · New design and an S Pen without Bluetooth: why · Why we’re in Novi Sad: vlog plan · Kostović: Serbia’s forgotten inventor in Russia · The Crooked Forest: trees bent like horseshoes · Grinding, seasoning, and hand-mixing the old-fashioned way · Who Buys Cooked Meals in a Village? · Break it, then glue it: 8 days of stress · Polishing the lens: can he remove the scratch? · Zasavica: why going offline in nature works · Training volume and why near-failure matters · Display & battery: less glare, more hours · Day 3 + why glutes can help your back · Why is everyone staring at me in the store? · A kitchen lecture: “listen to your elders” · The Hessdalen lights: glowing orbs over the valley · Shoelaces, marriage, and delivering piglets alone · 2–3 weeks off sugar: how not to relapse