Stojite

Stojite is a common verb form in several South Slavic languages, serving as the second-person plural present tense of the verb stojiti, which means to stand. It is used to address more than one person and is found in Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, and Slovenian, among others.

Etymology and form: The infinitive is stojiti, from which the present tense forms are built on the stem stoj-. In these languages, the present tense for you (plural) is stoje done through the ending -ite, giving the form stojite. Other present-tense forms include stojim (I stand), stojiš (you stand, singular), stoji (he/she/it stands), stojimo (we stand), and stoje (they stand).

Usage: Stojite is used to describe the act of standing by more than one person in the present. It can appear in statements about location, posture, or action, often with a sense of position or instruction. For example: Stojite pred zgradom. (You all stand in front of the building.) Stojite u redu. (You are standing in line.) Stojite dok vas ne pozovu. (You stand until you are called.)

Related forms and variations: The same verb family includes stojiti (infinitive), stojim, stojiš, stoji, stojimo, stoje (other persons and numbers). The form stojite is closely related across Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, and Slovenian, with minor pronunciation or dialectal differences.

See also: stojti, stoji, stoje, the broader verb conjugation patterns of the respective language varieties, and related verbs of position and movement.