Я положил удлинитель под стол, чтобы провод не мешал.

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Breakdown of Я положил удлинитель под стол, чтобы провод не мешал.

• стол: the table
• не: not
• под: under

Questions & Answers about Я положил удлинитель под стол, чтобы провод не мешал.

Why is it положил, not клал?

Положил is the perfective past form of положить, meaning put / placed as a completed action.

So:

• Я положил удлинитель под стол = I put the extension cord under the table (and the action is completed)

If you used клал (from класть), it would be imperfective, which usually suggests:

• a repeated action,
• an ongoing process,
• or focus on the action itself rather than the result.

In this sentence, the speaker is talking about a single finished act, so положил is the natural choice.

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What exactly does удлинитель mean here?

Удлинитель usually means an extension cord or extension lead. In everyday Russian, it can refer to:

• a simple extension cord,
• or sometimes a power strip, depending on context.

So the word is slightly broader than one exact English term. In this sentence, it simply means some kind of electrical extension lead/cable setup placed under the table.

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