{"id":64906,"date":"2020-06-16T01:45:18","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T05:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/russian-prepositions\/"},"modified":"2025-02-25T04:30:36","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T09:30:36","slug":"russian-prepositions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/russian\/russian-prepositions\/","title":{"rendered":"25 Russian Prepositions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prepositions are small words that play a big role in relaying a message. They’re used to express spatial or temporal relationships between objects or people. Without them, it can be hard to understand the full meaning of a sentence.<\/p>\n

Let me teach you about Russian prepositions so you can\u00a0have 25 new prepositions under your belt.<\/p>\n

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Summary of Important Russian Prepositions<\/h2>\n

Here’s a summary of essential Russian prepositions you should know:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
<\/td>English<\/th>Example Sentence<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\u0412<\/td>In, at<\/td>\u042f \u0436\u0438\u0432\u0443 \u0432<\/strong> \u041c\u043e\u0441\u043a\u0432\u0435. (I live in Moscow.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
To<\/td>\u042f \u0438\u0434\u0443 \u0432<\/strong> \u043c\u0430\u0433\u0430\u0437\u0438\u043d. (I am going to the store.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u041da <\/a>\n <\/td>On, at, in<\/td>\u041a\u043d\u0438\u0433\u0430 \u043d\u0430<\/strong> \u0441\u0442\u043e\u043b\u0435. (The book is on the table.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
To<\/td>\u041e\u043d\u0430 \u0438\u0434\u0435\u0442 \u043d\u0430<\/strong> \u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0442\u0443. (She is going to work.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
O <\/a>\n <\/td>About<\/td>\u041e\u043d\u0438 \u0433\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u044f\u0442 \u043e<\/strong> \u043c\u0443\u0437\u044b\u043a\u0435. (They talk about music.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0427\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0437 <\/a>\n <\/td>Across, through, over<\/td>\u041e\u043d \u043f\u043e\u0448\u0435\u043b \u0447\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0437<\/strong> \u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442. (He went across the bridge.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0417\u0430 <\/a>\n <\/td>Behind, beyond<\/td>\u041e\u043d \u0437\u0430<\/strong> \u0434\u043e\u043c\u043e\u043c. (He is behind the house.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u041a<\/td>To, toward<\/td>\u041e\u043d\u0430 \u0438\u0434\u0435\u0442 \u043a<\/strong> \u043c\u0430\u0433\u0430\u0437\u0438\u043d\u0443. (She is going to the store.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u041f\u043e <\/a>\n <\/td>Along, over, on<\/td>\u041e\u043d\u0438 \u0433\u0443\u043b\u044f\u044e\u0442 \u043f\u043e<\/strong> \u043f\u0430\u0440\u043a\u0443. (They are walking around the park.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u041f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0434 <\/a>\n <\/td>Before, in front of<\/td>\u041e\u043d \u0441\u0442\u043e\u0438\u0442 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0434<\/strong> \u0437\u0434\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435\u043c. (He stands in front of the building.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0411\u043b\u0430\u0433\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0440\u044f <\/a>\n <\/td>Thanks to<\/td>\u0411\u043b\u0430\u0433\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0440\u044f<\/strong> \u0432\u0430\u043c, \u0432\u0441\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0443\u0447\u0438\u043b\u043e\u0441\u044c. (Thanks to you, everything worked out.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0421\u043e\u0433\u043b\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e <\/a>\n <\/td>According to<\/td>\u0421\u043e\u0433\u043b\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e<\/strong> \u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0438\u043b\u0430\u043c, \u044d\u0442\u043e \u043d\u0435\u0432\u043e\u0437\u043c\u043e\u0436\u043d\u043e. (According to the rules, this is not possible.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0421<\/td>With<\/td>\u041e\u043d\u0430 \u0442\u0430\u043d\u0446\u0443\u0435\u0442 \u0441<\/strong> \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433\u043e\u043c. (She is dancing with a friend.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
From, down from<\/td>\u041e\u043d \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0448\u0435\u043b \u0441<\/strong> \u0440\u044b\u043d\u043a\u0430. (He came from the market.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u041c\u0435\u0436\u0434\u0443 <\/a>\n <\/td>Between, among<\/td>\u0421\u0442\u043e\u043b \u0441\u0442\u043e\u0438\u0442 \u043c\u0435\u0436\u0434\u0443<\/strong> \u0441\u0442\u0443\u043b\u044c\u044f\u043c\u0438. (The table is between the chairs.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u041d\u0430\u0434 <\/a>\n <\/td>Over, above<\/td>\u041a\u0430\u0440\u0442\u0438\u043d\u0430 \u0432\u0438\u0441\u0438\u0442 \u043d\u0430\u0434<\/strong> \u0441\u0442\u043e\u043b\u043e\u043c. (The picture hangs over the table.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u041f\u043e\u0434 <\/a>\n <\/td>Under, beneath<\/td>\u041a\u043e\u0448\u043a\u0430 \u043b\u0435\u0436\u0438\u0442 \u043f\u043e\u0434<\/strong> \u0441\u0442\u043e\u043b\u043e\u043c. (The cat lies under the table.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0423 <\/a>\n <\/td>By, near, at<\/td>\u041e\u043d\u0430 \u0443<\/strong> \u043e\u043a\u043d\u0430. (She is by the window.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0411\u0435\u0437 <\/a>\n <\/td>Without<\/td>\u042f \u043f\u044c\u044e \u0447\u0430\u0439 \u0431\u0435\u0437<\/strong> \u0441\u0430\u0445\u0430\u0440\u0430. (I drink tea without sugar.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u041e\u0442 <\/a>\n <\/td>From<\/td>\u041e\u043d \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0448\u0435\u043b \u043e\u0442<\/strong> \u0432\u0440\u0430\u0447\u0430. (He came from the doctor.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0418\u0437 <\/a>\n <\/td>From, out of<\/td>\u042f \u0438\u0437<\/strong> \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0438. (I am from Russia.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0414\u043b\u044f <\/a>\n <\/td>For, for the sake of<\/td>\u042d\u0442\u043e \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0440\u043e\u043a \u0434\u043b\u044f<\/strong> \u0442\u0435\u0431\u044f. (This is a gift for you.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u041f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435 <\/a>\n <\/td>After<\/td>\u041e\u043d \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0434\u0435\u0442 \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435<\/strong> \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0434\u0430. (He will come after lunch.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0414\u043e <\/a>\n <\/td>Until, before, as far as<\/td>\u042f \u0431\u0443\u0434\u0443 \u0437\u0434\u0435\u0441\u044c \u0434\u043e<\/strong> \u043f\u044f\u0442\u0438 \u0447\u0430\u0441\u043e\u0432. (I will be here until five.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Russian has six cases<\/a>, including the prepositional case, and there are actually dozens of prepositions used across different cases!<\/p>\n

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