stáli

Stáli is a past tense form of the Czech verb stát, which means to stand. It is used to describe a subject that stood or was standing in the past. In Czech, past tense forms of stát vary by gender and number, and stáli specifically appears in masculine plural contexts.

The relevant forms of stát in the past tense are: stál (masculine singular), stála (feminine singular), stálo (neuter singular), stáli (masculine plural), and stály (feminine plural). The masculine plural form stáli is the one most commonly used when the subject is masculine or of mixed gender, such as a group of men or a mixed group.

Usage examples include: Muži stáli u dveří. (The men stood at the door.) Ženy stály u dveří. (The women stood at the door.) These examples illustrate how the verb agrees with the subject’s gender and number in the past tense.

In contrast, the present tense form is stojí or stojí, depending on the subject, and is used to describe standing in the current moment. The word stáli is thus a key part of Czech past tense conjugation for the verb stát, reflecting gender and plurality in narrative or descriptive contexts.