ostáti (bivati) to stay, to remain
 ostáti zunaj to stay out; (vztrajati) to persist in, to stick to, to abide by, to keep to; (preostati) to be left over
 ostáti doma to stay at home
 ostáti v postelji to stay in bed, to keep to one's bed
 ostáti pri predmetu to keep to the point
 ostáti miren, hladnokrven to keep cool; to keep one's temper
 ostani, kjer si! keep still!, stay where you are!
 ostalo bo toplo it wilI stay warm
 ostáti zdrav to remain healthy
 to ostane med nama (figurativno) this is a word in your ear, I tell you this in strict confidence, this is quite between ourselves, this is strickly confidental
 vse ostane pri starem no change will be made, everything will be as before
 kje smo ostali zadnji teden? (v šoli) where did we leave off last week?
 ostanem pri svojem mnenju I stick to my opinion
 ostane pri tem! we will leave it at that!
 nič drugega mi ne (pre)ostane... I have no choice but..., there's nothing for it but..., I have no alternative, it's a case of Hobson's choice
 nič drugega (nam) ne ostane, kot da... there is nothing for it, but to...
 ostanite pri telefonu! hold the line, please!