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Prepositions & their Cases

Which case each takes

Each preposition governs a case

You must learn which.

📊 Prepositions & cases
Preposition Case Meaning
у / в acc (motion) / loc (location) in, into
на acc / loc on, to
з gen (from) / inst (with) from / with
до genitive to, until
від genitive from
про accusative about
💬 Examples
в місто / у місті
v misto / u misti
to the city / in the city
📝 в + accusative (motion) vs locative (location)
на роботу / на роботі
na robotu / na roboti
to work / at work
📝 Same motion vs location split
Motion vs location changes the case

у/в + accusative (motion) vs locative (location).

💬 Examples
Я йду в школу.
Ya ydu v shkolu.
I'm going to school.
📝 в + accusative (motion)
Я в школі.
Ya v shkoli.
I'm at school.
📝 в + locative (location)
у / в alternate for euphony

в before vowels, у before consonants (roughly).

💬 Examples
в Україні / у Львові
v Ukrayini / u Lvovi
in Ukraine / in Lviv
📝 в/у chosen for a smooth sound
у мене
u mene
I have (lit. at me)
📝 у + genitive = possession