обува́ть
rare #32364
- 1.
to put shoes on (someone), to shoe (someone)
Ня́ня обува́ет де́вочку.
The nanny is putting shoes on the girl.
Transitive: the object is the person being shod; also 'provide with footwear'.
- 2.
to swindle, to rip off, to con, to take in
Э́тот продаве́ц постоя́нно обува́ет покупа́телей.
This salesman is constantly ripping off his customers.
Colloquial/slang.
Examples
Продавец пытался обувать покупателей на рынке.
The seller tried to cheat customers at the market.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | обува́ю | бу́ду обува́ть |
| ты | обува́ешь | бу́дешь обува́ть |
| он/она́/оно́ | обува́ет | бу́дет обува́ть |
| мы | обува́ем | бу́дем обува́ть |
| вы | обува́ете | бу́дете обува́ть |
| они́ | обува́ют | бу́дут обува́ть |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | обува́й |
| вы | обува́йте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | обува́л |
| feminine | обува́ла |
| neuter | обува́ло |
| plural | обува́ли |
Participles
| Active present | shoeing, putting on shoes, fitting with footwear | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | who was shoeing, who was putting on shoes | |
| Passive present | being shod, being put on (shoes/footwear) | |
| Passive past | - | |
| Gerund present | обува́я | while doing (present) |
| Gerund past | обував обувавши | while doing (past) |
Word familyобу́вкаPRO
- обу́вкаfootwear
Prefix groupPRO
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| обува́ть | - | to put shoes on (someone); to swindle |
| переобува́ть | пере- | to change |
| переобува́ться | пере- | to change shoes on oneself |
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