Russian prepositions
How to know if we should use "за" or "для"?
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I would like to understand how to know if we should use "за" or "для", because in the following examples they both are translated as "for": Я пришла за тобой. -...
Difference between "на сколько времени" and "за сколько времени"
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What is the difference between на сколько времени and за сколько времени For example what will Russian native speaker will understand when I say на день or за день...
What cases "Падежи" we use after the preposition "за"
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What cases "Падежи" we use after the preposition "за" ...
What cases "Падежи" we use after the preposition "по"
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What cases "Падежи" we use after the preposition "по"...
The Expression "по квартире ищите"
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I got message По квартире ищите That is meaning are you looking for apartment How we use По in this way instead of saying вы ищите квартиру...
The preposition между referring to the time
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is it correct to use "между" when referring to a duration of time? For example - "Утром между восемью часами и девятью часами."...
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How can I know what case comes after the preposition "за", like за чем, за что, за чего?...
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I want to have a list of words the come with the preposition "по" "По порядку, по очереди..." ...
Russian prepositions от and из
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When asking how to get somewhere from somewhere else should you use из or от?...
На vs Для - what is the difference?
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So I have spotted that both of these words can be used to mean "for" in the context of purpose.... as in the following: - Нам надо приготовить картошка на обед...
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The Russian prepositions "в" and "на" don't always correspond to "in" and "on" or "at" in English. They are quite often confused by Russian learners. In this new video Antonia...
Russian Prepositions with the Instumental case
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Did you know that the Russian prepositions of place под and за can be used both with the Accusative and the Instrumental case, depending on their meaning? If they mean...
Two Different Ways of Saying "About" in Russian
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Did you know that there are two different ways of saying "about something" in Russian? The first preposition used is о with the Prepositional case and the second one is...
Prepositions в and на with Means of Transport
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Did you know that when we use the preposition в with means of transport, it means you are inside the car, bus, ship, plane, etc., and when we use на, it means we...
Russian Dative Case with Prepositions
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Did you know that, apart from the prepositions к and по, the Dative case is also used with the preposition благодаря (thanks to)? For example, Я смог выполнить эту работу только благодаря тебе. I could...
Meanings of the Russian Preposition по
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Did you know that the preposition по is one of the most used Russian prepositions, used with the Dative case, and that it can have several meanings? Along, over, on,...
Russian Prepositions в, на and к
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Did you know that we use the prepositions в and на with the Accusative case when we mean "to go somewhere" and we use the preposition к with the Dative case...
Two Meanings of the Russian Preposition из-под
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Did you know that the Russian preposition из-под has two meanings? The main meaning is "from under", but the second one is quite interesting, it means something like "recipient (box, jar,...
Prepositions на and в with Names of Islands
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Did you know that we use the preposition на with the majority of island names? For example, на Сицилии, на Сардинии, на Крите, на Кипре, etc. However, the names of...
Prepositions with Means of Transport
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Did you know that you can use both на and в with means of transport? In the first case, it means "to use public transport" and in the second, "to be...
