Meaning of nastavať | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to build, to construct (to build a large number or quantity of structures)
   perfective, transitive
2. imperfective form of nastať (“to set in, to begin”)
   form-of, imperfective, intransitive
3. to set up, to place, to position (to place multiple objects at certain intervals or in a sequence)
   perfective, transitive
4. to stack, to pile up (to place a large number of things on top of one another)
   perfective, transitive
5. to line up, to stand, to position oneself (of multiple people or things taking a position near or beside each other)
   perfective, reflexive

Examples

“Investori na okraji mesta nastavali desiatky nových bytoviek.”

Investors built dozens of new apartment buildings on the outskirts of the city.

“Tréner pred začiatkom pretekov nastaval na trať prekážky.”

The coach set up hurdles on the track before the start of the race.

“Školník po skončení prednášky nastaval stoličky na seba.”

The caretaker stacked the chairs on top of each other after the lecture.

“Všetci žiaci sa počas prestávky nastavali do dlhého radu.”

All the students lined up in a long queue during the break.

CEFR level