zostajesz

Zostajesz is a Polish verb form meaning you stay or you remain. It is the second-person singular present tense of the imperfective verb zostawać, which conveys ongoing or repeated staying in a place or state. The form is commonly used in everyday speech to describe what you are doing at the moment or what you typically do.

In Polish, zostawać is part of a relationship with the perfective verb zostać. The imperfective zostawać describes continuing action or a habitual state, while the perfective zostawać’s future form zostaniesz expresses a moment of change or a definite, completed stay (you will stay). Thus, zostajesz is typically used for present-time scenarios, whereas zostaniesz or other future forms relate to future staying.

Usage notes and examples help illustrate common contexts. Zostajesz w domu dzisiaj? (Are you staying at home today?). Zostajesz tutaj jeszcze chwilę? (Are you staying here a little longer?). Zostajesz z nami na kolację. (You’re staying with us for dinner.) The verb frequently describes physical location, but it can also express remaining in a state or situation, as in “zostajesz sobą” in more figurative uses, though such uses are less common.

See also: zostawać, zostać. These entries cover the imperfective and perfective counterparts and related constructions for staying or remaining in Polish.