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потуши́ть

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verbperfective imperfective is туши́ть
  • 1.

    to extinguish, to put out

    Пожарные бы́стро потуши́ли ого́нь.

    The firefighters quickly put out the fire.

    Perfective; imperfective тушить.

  • 2.

    to turn off, to switch off

    Потуши́ свет, пожа́луйста.

    Turn off the light, please.

    Of lights and lamps.

  • 3.

    to stew, to braisecooking

    Я потуши́л овощи с мя́сом.

    I stewed the vegetables with meat.

  • 4.

    to suppress, to quell, to damp down

    Ему удало́сь потуши́ть их гнев.

    He managed to quell their anger.

    Figurative, of emotions.

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-
потушу́
ты-
поту́шишь
он/она́/оно́-
поту́шит
мы-
поту́шим
вы-
поту́шите
они́-
поту́шат

Note: Stress change.

Imperative
ты
потуши́
вы
потуши́те
Past
masculine
потуши́л
feminine
потуши́ла
neuter
потуши́ло
plural
потуши́ли

Participles

Active present

-

Active past

потуши́вший

having extinguished, having put out

Passive present

-

Passive past

поту́шенный

extinguished, put out, quenched

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

потуши́в

потушивши

while doing (past)

Word familyтуши́тьPRO

  • туши́тьto put out; to stew; to quell
    verbimperfective
  • verbperfective
  • потуши́тьto extinguish; to turn off; to stew; to suppress
    verbperfective
  • притуши́тьto dim; to put out (a cigarette); to tone down
    verbperfective
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