подставлять

Russian

Etymology

подста́вить (podstávitʹ) + -я́ть (-játʹ, (imperfectivizing suffix))

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pət͡sstɐˈvlʲætʲ]
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Verb

подставля́ть (podstavljátʹ) impf (perfective подста́вить)

  1. to place under (под (pod))
  2. to place near (к (k))
    подставля́ть стул кому́-либоpodstavljátʹ stul komú-liboto pull up a chair for
  3. to hold up to, to offer to, to make accessible to (by bringing or turning something)
    подставля́ть другу́ю щёкуpodstavljátʹ drugúju ščókuto turn the other cheek
    подставля́ть но́жкуpodstavljátʹ nóžkuto trip
  4. to substitute
  5. (figuratively, colloquial) to expose, to leave vulnerable

Conjugation

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