Zostanú

Zostanú is a Slovak verb form meaning “they will stay” or “they will remain.” It is the third person plural future tense of the verb zostať, which means to stay, remain, or to become in certain constructions. The form is used when the subject is plural (such as oni or ony) and describes a future state or action of remaining in a place or in a condition.

In usage, zostanú typically refers to staying or remaining physically or in a situation. It can denote staying in a location, continuing to be in a state, or remaining behind for a purpose. The sense can be literal (they will stay here) or figurative (they will remain committed).

Examples:

- Zostanú tu do rána. They will stay here until morning.

- Zostanú doma kvôli dažďu. They will stay home because of the rain.

- Zostanú na projekte, kým nebude hotový. They will remain on the project until it is finished.

Pronunciation and grammar:

Zostanú is the plural future form; it does not explicitly encode gender beyond the plural subject. It is related to the related verb zostávať (to be staying) in imperfective contexts and is part of standard contemporary Slovak.

Related forms exist in other Slavic languages with different spellings: in Polish, zostaną; in Czech, zůstanou. The Slovak form zostanú reflects the language’s own orthographic conventions while sharing the same core meaning of remaining into the future.

See also: zostať, zostavať, zmesť.