Places or puts things down. How to spell “put” or “lay down” correctly? When to use which verb
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Answer from Yovetochka-swallow[guru]
There is NO word "LIE" in the Russian language!
Answer from Malevich's model[guru]
I'm putting...
Answer from AngelinaV[guru]
I put it, as my teacher said, (they only put it in the toilet)
Answer from Artem turnip[expert]
I'm putting it in!
Answer from Valentin Ruchkin[guru]
I put
Answer from Southern Belle[guru]
Both verbs can be used, depending on the context. I put (not LIE) the notebook on the table, but PLACE the notebook. But, put (not put) the notebook; put the child to bed, do not put him to bed, and even more so, do not settle him
Answer from Yovetl@ya[guru]
I put it. lay down is written with prefixes - put, lay, lay out. Watch the movie "We'll Live Until Monday"
Answer from Orievich[guru]
I'll put a bunch... I'll put a pawn by the collar... I'll put a clutch... I'll lay down a spoon...
Answer from Nataly Tabakova[guru]
It is important to firmly understand that the word LIE is not in standard use / Expressions
Put the books in their place, I didn’t put them there (or didn’t lie) - a clear sign of illiterate speech,
low culture.
NORM: PLACE:
I put it
You put it down
Puts put
Laid, laid, laid
Put it down, put it down
PUT
I'll put it down
Put it down
Put it down
Put it down, put it down, put it down
Put it down, put it down. BUT NOT! put it down, put it down
Some of the verbs discussed here require special attention when using
pay attention to the emphasis: the morphological form of the word can be chosen correctly, and the emphasis
wrong.
ATTENTION: PUT, PUT, PUT
KL'ALA
INCORRECT: poklast, poladu, etc. (This word does not exist in the literary language).
Hello! Is it possible to use the word put in the following cases? -What kind of oil do you put in your salad? -I put olive oil in the salad.
Can. But better: What kind of oil do you use for the salad, add to the salad, etc.
Hello! I heard the phrase: the documents will be put in a folder... It seems that everything is correct, but it sounds very ugly. Is it possible to say that?
Russian help desk response
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Hello! Tell me, please, what is the correct way to say - putting to bed or putting to bed? I know about the rule of putting it down and putting it down. Interested in putting/putting to bed. They often say - I go to bed at 9 (for example). Although, as it seems to me, it’s correct - I put it at 9.
Russian help desk response
Both verbs can be used in this meaning - I put And I'm putting it to bed.
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If the verb “put” is used only without prefixes, then why is there a verb “to shift”?
Russian help desk response
Not only him. More fold, put, put on etc.
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To lay down or to put down? I found a theory that laying means placing it on a flat surface (bed), and putting it means putting it in a recess (treasure). There is very contradictory information from different sources. So what is the right way?
Russian help desk response
Lay down – vernacular. In the Russian literary language there is only a verb put .
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Is there a verb in Russian that means "possible"? For example: “Something should not be placed on something” meaning “You should not put anything on something.” And is such a verb stylistically neutral?
Russian help desk response
Yes, from an active verb put a passive verb is formed put down, which is stylistically neutral. For example: the suitcase is placed on the bottom shelf, the suitcase is not placed on the top shelf.
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Hello! A heated debate arose over the writing of the following phrase: “In the absence of the secretary, do not put documents on the table.” I think this particular sentence should say “in the absence of.” Am I right?
Russian help desk response
You're right. Right: In the absence of the secretary, do not place documents on the table.
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Good day.
What is the correct way to say: “put food” or “put food”?
Thanks for the answer.
Russian help desk response
Both verbs can be used.
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What is the difference between “put” and “lay down”?
Russian help desk response
Putting- a commonly used word.
The second word you indicated does not exist in the literary language, it is a mistake to use it.
Please tell a foreigner which verb is better to use in the second and third person of both numbers of the present tense “put” or “lay down” in constructions like “He lays down/puts down.”
Thank you.
Russian help desk response
You can remember the rule: in literary Russian the verb lay down used only with prefixes (put, report, shift) or with postfix -sya (to lie down) and the verb put – only without attachments. In present time: I put it, you put it, he puts it - Right. I lie down, you lie down, he lies down - wrong. And vice versa, in the future tense: I will put it, you will put it, he will put it - wrong; I will put it, you will put it, he will put it - Right.
I already asked this question, but did not receive an answer.
Answer please.Which is correct (better)?
These concepts are completely different in type. And you don’t need to put them (put them) on the same scales.
Thank you
pivovarov
Russian help desk response
Better: put on scales.
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Is the question asked correctly and is the pronunciation allowed: “Where will the folders go?”
Russian help desk response
This formulation is possible. Maybe better: Where should I put the folders?
The Russian language can rightly be called not only rich and beautiful, but also complex. Indeed, sometimes even a native speaker makes some mistakes both during a conversation and in the process of expressing his thoughts on paper. Therefore, we continue to improve our language skills after school. One of these questions, when even a Russian-speaking person may find it difficult to answer, is: “how to say correctly: “put” or “lay down”.
How to do it right
It is grammatically correct to use the verb “put” instead of “lay down”. The confusion arises because the two verbs seem to have the same meaning. However, in reality, there is no such verb form as “to lay down.” Now let's figure out why it would be correct to use “put”.
Verb "to lay down"
As stated earlier, there is no verb “to lay” (just as there is no past tense “lay” or future tense “will lay”). The fact is that “lay down” can only be used with prefixes. For example, “put”, “overlay”, “report”, “attach”, “fold”, “shift” and others.
The fact that in Russian there is no verb “to lay down” without a prefix is mentioned in Dahl’s explanatory dictionary. It should also be noted that such verbs can only be used in the past and future tense.
For example:
- I put some books on the shelf and went to the kitchen to prepare dinner.
- To achieve success, you need to put in a lot of effort.
- I'll put a bandage on the scratch as soon as I get home.
Verb "put"
Interestingly, the verb “put” has the completely opposite property. It is used without prefixes. For example, the word “pokladu” does not exist, although it was previously used in the literary language. This form of the verb is now considered obsolete. The verb “put” can be used in all tenses: in the past, in the present and in the future.
For example:
- Before the exam, Vasya put a coin in his shoes, having read somewhere that this could help him get a good grade.
- The cook said that he puts the meat in the sauce only at the end of cooking this dish.
Exceptions
There is an exception for the word “to lie down”: in the Russian language there is a formation from this verb, which is used without a prefix: this is the verb “to lie down”. (This is an imperfect form; if you use this verb in a perfect form, you get “to lie down.” For example: “to lie down on the sofa” and “to lie down on the sofa”).
Examples with this verb:
- He goes to bed early so that he can finish his economics project in the morning.
- Everyone stayed up late until spring break ended.
When to use which verb
Verb forms formed with the help of prefixes from “to lay down” should be used when the action has already happened in the past or will happen in cases where the duration is not indicated.
- I moved things to another closet to free up some space.
- I'll put money in your account so you can buy yourself a car.
In these sentences, the action itself is important. And not its duration. The verb “put” is used when it is necessary to emphasize that an action is being done over a period of time, in the past, present or future.
“I have been laying tiles in the yard for five days” - in this case, the duration of the action itself is important, while the sentence “I have been laying tiles in the yard so that I can admire it from the balcony” would indicate the action itself. (The duration of laying the tiles is not important).
Where can they meet?
While reading fiction, we may come across a form of the verb “to lay down”. The author usually used this form to show that the character who used the verb was illiterate, or to recreate dialect or create a sense of vernacular in a passage.
Conclusion
Now you know exactly what is correct: “put” or “lay down”. The Russian language is beautiful because it is rich in various rules and exceptions. Improve your Russian language skills to preserve Russian culture for our future generation.
put or lay down
The word “put” is spelled correctly – put .
In Russian the verb " lay down" does not exist.
The difficulty in writing this word arises due to the fact that there are specific pairs of verbs: go (nonsov.) - come (sov.), teach (nesov.) - learn (sov.), stand (nesov.) - stand (sov. .) etc.
Imperfective verbs answer the question “what to do?”, perfective verbs answer the question “what to do?”. Aspect pairs of verbs usually differ from each other by one morpheme - a prefix or suffix.
Word writing rule
The question is how to " lay down" or " put”, arises due to the fact that there is a perfective verb “put”. Since in the Russian language there are many examples of the formation of a new aspectual form of a verb using a prefix, many simply discard the prefix “po” from the word “put” and get the verb “lay”, which answers the imperfective question “what to do?”. But in this case, the rule that a new form can be obtained with the help of a morpheme does not work.
Exceptions to this rule are several more verbs that have suppletive aspectual pairs. These verbs have different roots, but are forms of the same word: seek (nesov.) – find (owls), take (nesov.) – take (owls), put (nesov) – put (owls).
The rule applies to all personal forms of the verb: put - put - put - put - put - put - put.
Examples
- To make the dough fluffy and airy, you should add put yeast.
- Putting You can't put your elbows on the table: it's considered bad manners.
- Vaska wanted to learn quickly put bricks to build my mother the most beautiful house in the area.
- Uncle Semyon taught me mushrooms in a basket put so carefully that none of them gets wrinkled.
- It is very important to teach your child before work to always put on the table with the necessary materials and tools, so that during classes you will not be distracted by searching for something you need.