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пусти́ть

fairly common #1387B2
verbperfective imperfective is пуска́ть
  • 1.

    to let, to allow, to permit

    Мать пусти́ла детей гуля́ть.

    The mother let the children go out to play.

    + accusative of the person + infinitive

  • 2.

    to let in, to admit, to let through

    Охра́нник пусти́л нас в зал.

    The guard let us into the hall.

    кого? куда?

  • 3.

    to set in motion, to put into operation, to start up, to open (a line)

    Но́вый заво́д пусти́ли в прошлом го́ду.

    The new factory was put into operation last year.

    что?

  • 4.

    to turn on, to let run

    Пусти́ во́ду, я помо́ю руки́.

    Turn on the water, I'll wash my hands.

    of water, gas, steam

  • 5.

    to let go, to release, to let go of

    Пусти́ меня́, мне бо́льно!

    Let go of me, that hurts!

  • 6.

    to shoot, to loose, to throw, to hurl

    Ма́льчик пусти́л ка́мень в окно́.

    The boy hurled a stone at the window.

    an arrow, a stone, a bullet

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-
пущу́
ты-
пу́стишь
он/она́/оно́-
пу́стит
мы-
пу́стим
вы-
пу́стите
они́-
пу́стят

Note: Stress change.

Imperative
ты
пусти́
вы
пусти́те
Past
masculine
пусти́л
feminine
пусти́ла
neuter
пусти́ло
plural
пусти́ли

Participles

Active present

-

Active past

пусти́вший

having let, having allowed, having admitted, having started

Passive present

-

Passive past

пу́щенный

launch, release, fire

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

пусти́в

пустивши

while doing (past)

Word familyпусте́тьPRO

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Prefix groupPRO

VerbPrefixMeaning
пусти́ть-to let; to let in; to set in motion; to turn on; to let go; to shoot
пусти́ться-to set off
впусти́тьв-to let in
вы́пуститьвы-to let out; to let go of; to issue; to produce; to let out (a seam)
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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • jwhitlaw edited translation 7 years ago.
  • jwhitlaw edited translation 7 years ago.