сажа́ть

fairly common #4761C2

verbimperfective perfective is посади́ть

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

Где же наши библиоте́карши? - "Одна на кры́ше сажа́ет карто́шку, а друга́я с утра стоит на база́ре."
Where are our female librarians? - "One is planting potatoes on the roof, and the other has been standing at the market since early morning."
Она будет сажа́ть ро́зы, когда он придёт.
She'll be planting roses when he comes.
Они сажа́ли дере́вья.
They planted trees.
Сажа́йте дере́вья!
Plant trees!
Вскопавший весь участок фермер начал сажать картошку.
The farmer who had dug up the entire plot began planting potatoes.
Фермер, взрыхлявший поле неделю назад, теперь сажает картофель.
The farmer who tilled the field a week ago is now planting potatoes.
Я сажа́л дере́вья.
I planted trees.
Крестья́не сажа́ли рис.
The peasants were planting rice.

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