пу́тать
uncommon #5725
- 1.
to confuse, to mix up, to muddle up
Ва́жно их не пу́тать.
It's important not to confuse them.
Often with two objects or with «с» + instrumental.
- 2.
to confuse (someone), to bewilder, to mislead
Не пу́тай меня́ свои́ми вопро́сами.
Don't confuse me with your questions.
- 3.
to tangle, to get (something) into a tangle
Котёнок пу́тает ни́тки.
The kitten is tangling the threads.
Examples
Я часто пу́таю испа́нские гла́сные.
I often confuse Spanish vowels.
Не пу́тайте астроло́гию с астроно́мией.
Don't confuse astrology with astronomy.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | пу́таю | бу́ду пу́тать |
| ты | пу́таешь | бу́дешь пу́тать |
| он/она́/оно́ | пу́тает | бу́дет пу́тать |
| мы | пу́таем | бу́дем пу́тать |
| вы | пу́таете | бу́дете пу́тать |
| они́ | пу́тают | бу́дут пу́тать |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | пу́тай |
| вы | пу́тайте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | пу́тал |
| feminine | пу́тала |
| neuter | пу́тало |
| plural | пу́тали |
Participles
| Active present | confusing, bewildering, perplexing, misleading | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | confusing, mixing up, entangling | |
| Passive present | confused (with), mistakable, confusable | |
| Passive past | confused, muddled, jumbled, incoherent | |
| Gerund present | пу́тая | while doing (present) |
| Gerund past | пу́тав путавши | while doing (past) |
Prefix groupPRO
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| пу́тать | - | to confuse; to confuse (someone); to tangle |
| пу́таться | - | to get tangled; to get confused; to get mixed up (in something); to meddle (in); to hang around; to lose one's way |
| впу́тать | в- | to twist in |
| впу́таться | в- | to Involve |
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Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
vern.martin.2 edited translation 1 year ago.
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