напусти́ть
- 1.
to let in (water), to fill (with liquid), to run (a bath)
Напусти́ть воды́ в ва́нну.
Run some water into the bath.
with accusative or partitive genitive: напустить воды
- 2.
to set (dogs) on, to sic on, to let loose (on)
Он напусти́л соба́к на медве́дя.
He set the dogs on the bear.
на кого? — на medvedя: on whom
- 3.
(rare) to cast (a spell on), to inflict by witchcraft
Ве́дьма напусти́ла на него порчу.
The witch cast a hex on him.
folklore usage: напустить порчу на кого-л.
Examples
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | напущу́ |
| ты | - | напу́стишь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | напу́стит |
| мы | - | напу́стим |
| вы | - | напу́стите |
| они́ | - | напу́стят |
Note: Stress change.
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | напусти́ |
| вы | напусти́те |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | напусти́л |
| feminine | напусти́ла |
| neuter | напусти́ло |
| plural | напусти́ли |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | having let in, having allowed in | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | feigned, artificial, put-on, affected | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | напусти́в напустивши | while doing (past) |
Word familyпусте́тьPRO
- пусте́тьto empty
- пусти́тьto let; to let in; to set in motion; to turn on; to let go; to shoot
- впусти́тьto let in
- упусти́тьto miss (a chance); to let go; to overlook
- вы́пуститьto let out; to let go of; to issue; to produce; to let out (a seam)
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Prefix groupPRO
(Derived from пусти́ть.)
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| напусти́ть | на- | to let in (water); to set (dogs) on; to cast (a spell on) |
| напусти́ться | на- | to attack |
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