попу́тать
verbperfectivevery rarely used (#26227)
- 1.
to mix up, to muddle, to confuse, to tangle up
Ты, наве́рное, попу́тал имена́.
You've probably mixed up the names.
Colloquial perfective of путать; often about names, dates or facts.
- 2.
to tempt, to lead astray, to entice
Сам не зна́ю, заче́м я э́то сде́лал, — чёрт попу́тал.
I don't know myself why I did it — the devil made me do it.
Mostly in the set phrase чёрт попутал 'the devil made me do it'.
Examples
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | попу́таю |
| ты | - | попу́таешь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | попу́тает |
| мы | - | попу́таем |
| вы | - | попу́таете |
| они́ | - | попу́тают |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | попу́тай |
| вы | попу́тайте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | попу́тал |
| feminine | попу́тала |
| neuter | попу́тало |
| plural | попу́тали |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | confused, mixed up, muddled, mistaken | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | confused, mixed up, tangled, bewildered | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | попу́тав попутавши | while doing (past) |
Word familyпу́татьPRO
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Iron edited translation 1 day ago.
claudia.ciufu97 edited translation 1 year ago.
Lisa edited verb basics 7 years ago.
