запу́тываться

rare #25395

1.
to get tangled, to get tangled up, to become entangled
Ни́тки постоя́нно запу́тываются.
The threads keep getting tangled.
Of threads, cables, hair; often with в + prepositional.
2.
to get confused, to get mixed up, to lose the thread, to be misled
Я всегда́ запу́тываюсь в да́тах.
I always get mixed up with the dates.
Of a person losing track in an account, dates or figures.
3.
to get entangled (in debts), to become enmeshed, to get into a mess
Он запу́тывается в долга́х.
He is getting deeper and deeper into debt.
Figurative, with в + prepositional: debts, lies, intrigues.
4.
to become more complicated, to get muddled, to become confused
Де́ло запу́тывается всё бо́льше.
The case is getting more and more confused.
Of an affair, story or investigation.

Examples

Котёнок всё время запутывается в нитках.
The kitten keeps getting tangled up in the threads.
Я запутываюсь в этих новых правилах.
I keep getting confused by these new rules.
Дело запутывается всё больше и больше.
The matter is becoming more and more complicated.

Imperative
ты	запу́тывайся
вы	запу́тывайтесь

Active present	запу́тывающийся	tangling, getting tangled, prone to tangling
Active past	запу́тывавшийся	getting tangled, becoming entangled, getting complicated, getting confused
Passive present	-
Passive past	-
Gerund present	запу́тываясь	while doing (present)
Gerund past	запутывавшись	while doing (past)

(Derived from пу́тывать.)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
запу́тывать	за-	to confuse; to tangle; to complicate
запу́тываться	-	to get tangled; to get confused; to get entangled (in debts); to become more complicated

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