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Russian Prepositions Sorted by Case

This document summarizes the main Russian prepositions sorted by grammatical case. It provides the Russian preposition, its English meaning, and examples of usage. Some of the key prepositions covered are: в/во - in/into; за - behind/beyond; из - out of; к/ко - to/towards; на - on/onto; о/об - about/concerning; под/подо - under/below; с/со - with. In total over 40 Russian prepositions and their meanings are outlined concisely based on grammatical case.

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Russian Prepositions Sorted by Case

This document summarizes the main Russian prepositions sorted by grammatical case. It provides the Russian preposition, its English meaning, and examples of usage. Some of the key prepositions covered are: в/во - in/into; за - behind/beyond; из - out of; к/ко - to/towards; на - on/onto; о/об - about/concerning; под/подо - under/below; с/со - with. In total over 40 Russian prepositions and their meanings are outlined concisely based on grammatical case.

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Russian prepositions sorted by case

Case Preposition Meaning


Nominative в 'in' in idiomatic expressions meaning "become a member of
group"
за 'for' in questions "Что (это) за ...?" and exclamations "Что
за ... !"
Genitive без 'without'
ввиду 'in view of'
вдоль 'along'
вместо 'instead of'
вне 'outside'
внутри 'inside' to indicate the position
внутрь 'inside' to indicate movement
возле 'near'
впереди 'in front of'
вследствие 'because of'
вокруг 'round'
для 'for'
до 'up to, until, before'
из 'out of'
из-за 'out from behind, because of'
из-под 'out from under'
кроме 'besides, except'
между 'between' used with the genitive only in a few
phrases: читать между строк, между двух огней
мимо 'past'
напротив 'opposite'
насчет 'about, as regards'
около 'at the side of, near, around'
от (ото) 'from, away from'
относительно 'concerning'
помимо 'besides, apart from'
после 'after'
посреди 'in the middle of'
посредством 'by means of'
подле 'alongside of'
позади 'behind'
против 'against'
путём 'by means of'
ради 'for the sake of'
с (со) 'from, off, since'
сверх 'on top of, over and above'
свыше 'over, more than'
среди 'among'
у 'near, at, at the house of (possession)'
Dative благодаря 'thanks to'
вопреки 'despite'
к (ко) 'towards, up to'
по 'along, round, by means (communication), on (days)'
Accusative в (во) 'into, to, in' when movement is involved
за 'behind or beyond' when movement into a position is
involved
на 'on to, on' when movement is involved
о 'against' in the sense of in contact with
по 'up to' a certain point in space or time
под 'under' when movement into a position is involved
про 'about, concerning'
c 'approximately, about' with nouns denoting measurement
сквозь 'through'
через 'across, through, over'
Instrumental за 'behind, beyond'
между 'between'
над (надо) 'over, above'
перед 'in front of, before'
(передо)
под (подо) 'under, below'
с (со) 'with'
Prepositional в (во) 'in, at' to define location where sth is situated or hapenning,
in expressions of time
на 'on, in, at' to define location
о (об) 'about, concerning'
по 'after, following'
при 'at the time of, in the presence of, while'

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