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Prepositions & their Cases

Which case each preposition takes

Each preposition governs a case

You must learn which.

📊 Prepositions & cases
Preposition Case Meaning
в acc (motion) / prep (location) in, into
на acc / prep on, to
из genitive from (out of)
у genitive at, near, 'have'
с instrumental (with) / gen (off) with
о prepositional about
💬 Examples
в город / в городе
v gorod / v gorode
to the city / in the city
📝 в + accusative (motion) vs prepositional (location)
на работу / на работе
na rabotu / na rabote
to work / at work
📝 Same motion vs location split
Motion vs location changes the case

в/на + accusative (motion) vs prepositional (location).

💬 Examples
Я иду в школу.
Ya idu v shkolu.
I'm going to school.
📝 в + accusative (motion)
Я в школе.
Ya v shkole.
I'm at school.
📝 в + prepositional (location)
у + genitive expresses 'have'

The standard possession structure.

💬 Examples
У меня есть собака.
U menya yest' sobaka.
I have a dog.
📝 у + genitive + есть
У него нет денег.
U nego net deneg.
He has no money.
📝 у + genitive + нет + genitive