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подстраховать

rare #32244
verbperfective
  • 1.

    to back up, to cover (for someone), to secure, to provide a safety net for

    Он подстрахова́л меня́ на вся́кий случай.

    He backed me up just in case.

    Perfective; often about arranging a fallback in case something goes wrong.

  • 2.

    to spot (an athlete), to act as a spotter forgymnastics

    Тре́нер подстрахова́л гимна́ста на брусьях.

    The coach spotted the gymnast on the bars.

    Of a coach or partner standing by to catch the athlete.

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-
ты-
он/она́/оно́-
мы-
вы-
они́-
Imperative
ты
вы
Past
masculine
feminine
neuter
plural

Participles

Active present

-

Active past

подстрахова́вший

having insured, having provided backup, having safeguarded, having played it safe

Passive present

-

Passive past

подстрахо́ванный

insured, covered, secured

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

подстрахова́в

подстраховавши

while doing (past)

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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • Lucian edited verb basics, imperative forms, past forms and conjugation 6 years ago.
  • Lucian edited word type 6 years ago.