предстоять

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Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic прѣдъстоꙗти (prědŭstojati). By surface analysis, пред- (pred-) +‎ стоя́ть (stojátʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [prʲɪt͡stɐˈjætʲ]
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Verb

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предстоя́ть (predstojátʹimpf (no perfective form)

  1. to lie ahead, to be at hand, to be in the offing
    Нам предстои́т холо́дная зима́Nam predstoít xolódnaja zimáWe are in for a cold winter
  2. to have to do something in the future
    Мне предстои́т пое́хать туда́Mne predstoít pojéxatʹ tudáI shall have to go there

Conjugation

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