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Questions & Answers about Это стоит много.
Wait, doesn't стоит mean 'stands'?
It depends on the pronunciation! Стóит (stress on the first syllable) comes from the verb стоить (to cost), which fits this sentence perfectly. If the stress is on the last syllable (стои́т), it means 'stands' and comes from the verb стоять (to stand).
Since this lesson is about imperatives, how do I make a command out of стоить?
You actually can't! Because стоить means 'to cost', it doesn't logically make sense to command an object to cost something, so it has no imperative form. However, the look-alike verb стоять (to stand) gives us the very common imperative стой or стойте (stop! / stay!), which perfectly follows the -й / -йте rule you are learning now.
Could I say Это стоит очень instead of много?
No, because очень means 'very', so that would sound incomplete (like saying 'This costs very' in English). To say 'costs a lot', you must use много (much / a lot). If you wanted to emphasize it, you could combine them: Это стоит очень много (This costs very much).
Can I drop Это and just say Стоит много?
Yes, you can! Russian frequently drops pronouns when the context is clear. Стоит много is a perfectly natural and casual way to say 'Costs a lot.' Including Это just specifically points out 'This costs a lot.'