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Russian Prepositions
Russian prepositions and their cases
| English | Russian | Case |
|---|---|---|
| 'in' in idiomatic expressions meaning "become a member of group" | в | Nominative |
| 'for' in questions "Что (это) за ...?" and exclamations "Что за ... !" | за | Nominative |
| 'without' | без | Genitive |
| 'in view of' | ввиду | Genitive |
| 'along' | вдоль | Genitive |
| 'instead of' | вместо | Genitive |
| 'outside' | вне | Genitive |
| 'inside' to indicate the position | внутри | Genitive |
| 'inside' to indicate movement | внутрь | Genitive |
| 'near' | возле | Genitive |
| 'in front of' | впереди | Genitive |
| 'because of' | вследствие | Genitive |
| 'round' | вокруг | Genitive |
| 'for' | для | Genitive |
| 'up to, until, before' | до | Genitive |
| 'out of' | из | Genitive |
| 'out from behind, because of' | из-за | Genitive |
| 'besides, except' | кроме | Genitive |
| 'opposite' | напротив | Genitive |
| 'at the side of, near, around' | около | Genitive |
| 'from, away from' | от (ото) | Genitive |
| 'after' | после | Genitive |
| 'in the middle of' | посреди | Genitive |
| 'behind' | позади | Genitive |
| 'from, off, since' | с (со) | Genitive |
| 'near, at, at the house of (possession)' | у | Genitive |
| 'along, round, by means (communication), on (days)' | по | Dative |
| 'towards, up to' | к (ко) | Dative |
| 'into, to, in' when movement is involved | в (во) | Accusative |
| 'behind or beyond' when movement into a position is involved | за | Accusative |
| 'on to, on' when movement is involved | на | Accusative |
| 'under' when movement into a position is involved | под | Accusative |
| 'against' in the sense of in contact with | о | Accusative |
| 'approximately, about' with nouns denoting measurement | c | Accusative |
| 'across, through, over' | через | Accusative |
| 'behind, beyond' | за | Instrumental |
| 'between' | между | Instrumental |
| 'over, above' | над (надо) | Instrumental |
| 'in front of, before' | перед (передо) | Instrumental |
| 'under, below' | под (подо) | Instrumental |
| 'with' | с (со) | Instrumental |
| 'in, at' to define location where sth is situated or hapenning, in expressions of time | в (во) | Prepositional |
| 'on, in, at' to define location | на | Prepositional |
| 'about, concerning' | о (об) | Prepositional |
| 'after, following' | по | Prepositional |
| 'at the time of, in the presence of, while' | при | Prepositional |