сажа́ть

verbimperfective (partner посади́ть)fairly common #4761C2

1.
to plant, to set out (plants)gardening
Весной мы сажа́ем огурцы́.
In spring we plant cucumbers.
2.
to seat, to have (someone) sit down, to put (somewhere)
Он сажа́ет соба́ку на цепь.
He puts the dog on a chain.
3.
to land (an aircraft), to bring downaviation
Лётчик сажа́ет самолёт в тума́не.
The pilot is landing the plane in fog.
Of a pilot landing a plane.
4.
to put in (the oven), to place (into an oven)cooking
Она́ сажа́ет хлеб в печь.
She puts the bread in the oven.
5.
to lock up, to put in prison, to jail
Таки́х воро́в сажа́ют на пять лет.
Thieves like that get locked up for five years.
colloquial

Examples

Том сажа́ет подсо́лнухи ка́ждую весну́.
Tom plants sunflowers every spring.
Ты когда-нибудь сажа́л де́рево?
Have you ever planted a tree?
Она сажа́ла ро́зы, когда он пришёл.
She was planting roses when he came.
Хоть горшко́м назови́, только в печь не сажа́й.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
Она будет сажа́ть ро́зы, когда он придёт.
She'll be planting roses when he comes.
Пчеловоды сажают медоносы возле пасеки.
Beekeepers plant nectar-producing plants near the apiary.
Она сажа́ет цветы́ в са́ду.
She's planting flowers in the garden.
Весна́ — вре́мя сажа́ть дере́вья.
Spring is the time to plant trees.
Мы сажа́ли рис.
We planted rice.
Агроном посоветовал фермерам сажать другой сорт пшеницы.
The agronomist advised the farmers to plant a different variety of wheat.

Imperative
ты	сажа́й
вы	сажа́йте

Active present	сажа́ющий	planting, setting out
Active past	сажа́вший	who was planting, who was seating, who was putting (in jail), who was landing (an aircraft)
Passive present	сажа́емый	being planted, plantable, being seated
Passive past	са́жанный	planted
Gerund present	сажа́я	while doing (present)
Gerund past	сажав сажавши	while doing (past)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
сажа́ть	-	to plant; to seat; to land (an aircraft); to put in (the oven); to lock up
сажаться	-	to be planted; to be landed; to sit down
насажа́ть	на-	to plant