спу́тывать
rare #49298
- 1.
to tangle up, to entangle, to mat
Ве́тер спу́тывал ей во́лосы.
The wind was tangling her hair.
Of threads, ropes, hair.
- 2.
to mix up, to confuse (one with another)
Я всё вре́мя спу́тываю их имена́.
I keep mixing up their names.
Of names, facts, people.
- 3.
to confuse (someone), to muddle, to throw off
Его вопро́сы спу́тывали меня́.
His questions kept confusing me.
Examples
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | спу́тываю | бу́ду спу́тывать |
| ты | спу́тываешь | бу́дешь спу́тывать |
| он/она́/оно́ | спу́тывает | бу́дет спу́тывать |
| мы | спу́тываем | бу́дем спу́тывать |
| вы | спу́тываете | бу́дете спу́тывать |
| они́ | спу́тывают | бу́дут спу́тывать |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | спу́тывай |
| вы | спу́тывайте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | спу́тывал |
| feminine | спу́тывала |
| neuter | спу́тывало |
| plural | спу́тывали |
Participles
| Active present | entangling, confusing, perplexing, confounding | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | confusing, perplexing, entangling, jumbling | |
| Passive present | confusable, entanglable, tangleable | |
| Passive past | - | |
| Gerund present | спу́тывая | while doing (present) |
| Gerund past | спутывав спутывавши | while doing (past) |
Word familyспу́татьPRO
- спу́татьto mix up; to tangle; to mess up
- спу́татьсяto get tangled
Prefix groupPRO
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| спу́тывать | - | to tangle up; to mix up; to confuse (someone) |
| спу́тываться | - | to become entangled; to get confused; to get mixed up with (someone) |
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Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
Lucian edited verb basics 6 years ago.
