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-либо ― podstavljátʹ stul komú-libo ― to pull up a chair for
  3. to hold up to, to offer to, to make accessible to (by bringing or turning something)
    подставля́ть другу́ю щёку ― podstavljátʹ drugúju ščóku ― to turn the other cheek
    подставля́ть но́жку ― podstavljátʹ nóžku ― to trip
  4. to substitute
  5. (figurative, colloquial) to expose, to leave vulnerable

Conjugation

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