stanie

Stanie is a Polish word with several related uses. The most common and clearly defined sense in modern Polish is as a verb form: it is the third-person singular future indicative of the reflexive verb stać się, meaning “to become” or “to happen.” In questions or statements about future events, you can see examples such as Co stanie się? meaning “What will happen?” and Wkrótce stanie się tak meaning “It will become so soon.”

Stanie can also appear as a noun in the sense of “the act of standing.” In this use, it functions as a abstract noun and can occur in phrases like stanie na nogach (“standing on one’s feet”). This noun sense is relatively rare and can feel formal or slightly archaic; in everyday language, speakers more often use phrasing with the verb stać or the noun stan when referring to a state or condition.

In terms of etymology, both senses derive from the root verb stać, meaning “to stand.” The related verb stać się is a common way to express change of state or emergence of a new condition. Polish grammar thus associates stanie primarily with the idea of becoming or standing, depending on its role as a verb form or a noun.

See also: stan (state/condition), stać (to stand).