Russian prepositions sorted by case
Russian grammar -->Prepositions sorted by case
The table below represents Russian prepositions sorted by case that they are followed by.
Case | Preposition | Meaning |
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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 (передо) | 'in front of, before' | |
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' |