и стала

and became

→ и
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and became Стала is the feminine past-tense form of стать, “to become.”
RU: Она выучилась на врача и стала хирургом.
EN: She trained as a doctor and became a surgeon.

Каштанка села и стала наблюдать.

Kashtanka sat down and began to watch.

Я села и стала читать книгу.

I sat down and began to read the book.

И стала рассказывать о той своей жизни, когда я был ребенком.

And she began telling me about that life of hers from when I was a child.

— Во время грозы (2018)

Потом бросила руль и стала проституткой.

Then she gave up driving and became a prostitute.

— Всё о моей матери (1999)

И стала Аной Васкес.

And she became Ana Vasquez.

— Дзета (2026)