подставить

Russian

Etymology

под- (pod-, “sub-, under”) +‎ ста́вить (stávitʹ, “to place”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɐt͡sˈstavʲɪtʲ]

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Verb

подста́вить • (podstávitʹ) pf (imperfective подставля́ть)

1. to place [with accusative ‘something’ and под (pod, + accusative) ‘under something’]
2. to place [with accusative ‘something’ and к (k, + dative) ‘near something’]

   подста́вить стул кому́-либо ― podstávitʹ stul komú-libo ― to pull up a chair for

3. to hold up to, to offer to, to make accessible to (by bringing or turning something)

   подста́вить другу́ю щёку ― podstávitʹ drugúju ščóku ― to turn the other cheek

   подста́вить но́жку ― podstávitʹ nóžku ― to trip

4. to substitute
5. (figurative, colloquial) to expose, to leave vulnerable
6. (figurative, colloquial, criminology) to frame, to conspire to incriminate falsely a presumably innocent person

Conjugation

Conjugation of подста́вить (class 4a perfective transitive)

Note: For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.

perfective aspect
infinitive	подста́вить podstávitʹ
participles	present tense	past tense
active	—	подста́вивший podstávivšij
passive	—	подста́вленный podstávlennyj
adverbial	—	подста́вив podstáviv, подста́вивши podstávivši
	present tense	future tense
1st singular (я)	—	подста́влю podstávlju
2nd singular (ты)	—	подста́вишь podstávišʹ
3rd singular (он/она́/оно́)	—	подста́вит podstávit
1st plural (мы)	—	подста́вим podstávim
2nd plural (вы)	—	подста́вите podstávite
3rd plural (они́)	—	подста́вят podstávjat
imperative	singular	plural
	подста́вь podstávʹ	подста́вьте podstávʹte
past tense	singular	plural (мы/вы/они́)
masculine (я/ты/он)	подста́вил podstávil	подста́вили podstávili
feminine (я/ты/она́)	подста́вила podstávila
neuter (оно́)	подста́вило podstávilo

Derived terms

• подста́ва (podstáva)