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Questions about parts of speech that may introduce verb complements and adverbial modifiers, for example, "на" in "я полагаюсь на тебя", or "в" in "я гуляю в лесу".

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Is the second locative used with при?

Grammars and various other linguistic publications generally state that the second locative is used only with в and на (e.g. в лесу, в аэропорту). However, it seems to me that I have come across ...
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When do you use со мной in the accusative case?

I found that sometimes in the Russian language, people use the dative case in the accusative case. Here is an example: как ты мог так поступить со мной? How could you do this to me? Here they used the ...
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Какой предлог использовать в предложении — "о" или "об"?

Всем прекрасно известно следующее правило в русском языке: Предлог "о" пишется перед словами, начинающимися с согласной, предлог "об" - перед словами, начинающимися с гласной Но, ...
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Detailed rules when о (=about) becomes об or обо?

I have gathered from various sites/resources, the following rules concerning the preposition “o” which, when its meaning is “about”, is always followed by the prepositional case (предложный падеж): 1. ...
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Expressing dimensions in Russian

Дорожка шириной в два метра. Дорожка в два метра ширины. Двухметровая в ширину дорожка. Ширина дорожки два метра. У дорожки ширина два метра. У дорожки два метра ширины. У дорожки два метра в ширину. ...
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What is the difference between "в ходе" and "во время" if both can be used to mean "during"?

I wish I could provide more context, but too much time has passed and I can't remember, exactly, what it was I was trying to say. It might have been something like ... During the summer my Spanish ...
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Употребление предлогов на, за и через - временные контрукции

Объясните пожалуйста как правильно употреблять предлоги за,на,через(или без предлогов) когда речь идёт о времени. насколько я понимаю, предлог НА отвечает на вопрос "как долго?", а предлог ...
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"Фотография семьи будет висеть" - "в центре" or "по центру"?

I found the following sentence on Duolingo: Фотография семьи будет висеть по центру. But I don't understand why it uses по центру, not в центре. In other sentences, I see в центре used, for example. ...
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Purpose of "а" in sentences

Почему нет, а пошли. What is the point of "a" in that sentence, and in general?
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When the word "по" means "on," is it more common to see the dative case follow it or the prepositional?

I've done very little research on this simply because it doesn't seem like something that would be easy to find and it does seem like something better left for Russian natives, teachers, linguists, ...
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What's the problem with "я свободна в четверг и могу в него сходить на свидание"?

My instructor marked that sentence as wrong. He said it would have been fine to write, "Я свободна в четверг и могу в этот день сходить на свидание." Why is "в этот день" fine ...
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Can we use the word "открытие" with the preposition "o"?

I'm curious whether it's grammatically correct to use the word "открытие" with the preposition "o"? "Открытие" is a verbial noun and stems from the verb "открывать&...
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Вопрос об использовании предлогов?

Why do we say пойти в спальню and пойти на кухню why not пойти в кухню?
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Почему в винительном падеже только "о борт", но не "об борт"?

Правила, конечно, почитывал. в винительном падеже перед словами, начинающимися согласными (кроме форм местоименных слов все, всю, все, всех, что), употребляются предлоги «о» и «об»: ударился о камень ...
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How to determine what part of speech is the word «навстречу»?

For some reasons, I have difficulties with determining which part of speech is навстречу. For instance, something like that: Она шла ему навстречу. Adverb or preposition? And how do you usually ...
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Why "об Чацком", not "о Чацком"

Я на днях читал Грибоедовскую комедию 'горе от ума' и наткнулся на довольно странную грамматическую конструкцию: Ты знаешь ли об Чацком? Эта строка меня поразила по двум причинам. Первая из них та, ...
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Difference between "в тишине" and "в тишину"?

What is the difference between в тишине and в тишину? I know the first one is the prepositional singular of тишина, and the second is the accusative singular of тишина, but I don't really understand ...
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What's the meaning of "у нас" in phrases like "он у нас умный"?

The grammatical construction у меня, literally at/near me, is the Russian way to express possession and is also used to express proximity: У меня хорошая подруга. (I have a good friend.) Она сейчас у ...
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The usage of "по" in distributive expression

In a text, used for educational purposes, were the following sentence: Каждый ученик получил по красному карандашу. Based on the context, I could translate this into "Each student received a red ...
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Moving a preposition to after the object

Curious as to what the Russians think about Japanese cars, I did some research and saw an article with the following title: Не престижа ради, а токмо драйва для I knew that ради is an exceptional ...
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What is the difference between "расскажу о тебе" and "расскажу про тебя"?

(1) Я ему расскажу о тебе. (2) Я ему расскажу про тебя. I know that each of these sentences roughly translates as I will tell him about you, but what is the difference? Do the connotations or ...
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Use of preposition у in questions about the magnitude of a quantity

Today, Duolingo taught me that it's Какая глубина этого озера?, but Какая ширина у этой улицы?. My questions are Is that a case of binary grammaticality? I. e., would Какая глубина у этого озера? or ...
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"От безысходности" или "из безысходности"

Я из безысходности остался тут. или Я от безысходности остался тут. Какой вариант предпочтительней?
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Preposition with спросить

I'm puzzled by the use of the preposition у with the verb спросить: Я спрошу у мамы смогу ли взять машину In this example, the preposition is used. But: Журналист спросил президента о его ...
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How to indicate "photograph by"

Typically, the authorship of a work of art is indicated with the genitive case: «роман Толстого». The subject of a photograph is also indicated with the genitive, however: «фотография Толстого». You ...
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Этот человек у двери - preposition

I heard the following sentence in a Russian learning tool: этот человек у двери. Can this sentence be translated to English as both "this person is by the door" (= close to the door) and "this ...
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English "for + verb"? eg 'I need to buy supplies for camping.' There are "for + noun"

I could not find a similar question, though I find it hard to search for "for noun stackexchange Russian"... There are prepositions and/or cases that are used together to say the English equivalent ...
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Why do Russians almost not use verbs of possession akin to "have"?

I have always been puzzled as to why the Russians almost never use verbs of possession akin to "have" or "own." Instead of such verbs, the Russians use the preposition у, whose ...
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Which preposition matched to this context? [closed]

Which preposition is correct to put in the following sentence if I want to ask a person to admit on a mistake that he did. Ти должен допускат про /На /за ето.
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Should I use на or в in the following context? How do I know which one?

The Russian national anthem describes Russia as, "Одна ты на свете" using the preposition на. Recently, I wrote a poem praising someone as "Одна [ты] ___ XU," where "XU" refers to the University of X,...
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Prepositions used with island countries

Why do we say на Фиджи / на Мальдивы / на Шри-Ланку but в Японию / в Ирландию / в Исландию? All the 6 countries are island countries. But Fiji, the Maldives and Sri Lanka are smaller than Japan, ...
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Какая разница между словосочетаниями "в последний раз" и "последний раз"?

Скажите отличаются ли следующие предложения по значению. Я сегодня ем этот шоколад последний раз. Я сегодня ем этот шоколад в последний раз.
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"У меня все в порядке" or "со мной все в порядке"

Which preposition is correct to use with 'все в порядке'?
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В чем разница между «через X после Y» и «спустя X после Y»?

Через неделю-другую , после обсчёта результатов оказалось, что человек не рыбка. [no dash before negation] Спустя неделю-другую , после обсчёта результатов оказалось, что человек не рыбка. [no dash ...
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In what instances is the preposition "по" coupled with prepositional case, as in "по чём"?

Девочки, по чем у вас на рынке свинина сейчас? Интересует цена в обычный непраздничный день. Пишите плиз свой населенный пункт. In my experience, the preposition "по" is most frequently followed by ...
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Preposition "под" (under, implying movement). Why instrumental and not accusative?

«Мальчик идёт под мостом» - «он проходит под лестницей». Why instrumental is used since movement is implied? I thought that instumental is used when the subject of the sentence does not change its ...
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Prepositions for "about"

I saw that there are many prepositions which translate "about" into Russian. о, насчёт, на, про, по поводу, even по itself. I guess they are not interchangeable and their usage must be memorized for ...
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Prepositions used in comparisons

I've seen the following set expressions: Она на ... лет моложе/старше меня. Это в ... раз меньше/больше. Are the prepositions на and в interchangeable in these contexts? If not, is there any rule ...
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In Russian, which preposition to use to say "Don't be late for lunch"?

Вы, к обеду не опоздайте. Вы, на обед не опоздайте. Вы, в обед не опоздайте. I assume the use of "с" is out of the question, but I'm wavering between these three. Are they nuanced somehow? ...
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"The same as..."

How do I express "the same as..." in the following sentences in Russian? "- Why did you learn French? - For the same reason you learned English." "She's in the same ...
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"То, что" or "то, чтобы"

I know that many prepositions can be followed by то, чтобы if we want to relate the preposition to a new sentence, rather than just a noun. Вместо того, чтобы... Настаивать на том, чтобы... ...
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"Отказаться от" before a clause

I know that the verb отказаться requires the preposition от before mentioning the thing to be refused. If the following word is a noun, then no problem. The noun declines into the genitive. They ...
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Nuances between the prepositions "при" and "с" in "при таком отношении к учебе" vs "с таким отношением к учебе"

Как ни странно, но даже при таком отношении к учебе, я умудрился сдать все экзамены за второе учебное полугодие. {vs}: Как ни странно, но даже с таким отношением к учебе, я умудрился сдать все ...
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How do Russian speakers see the preposition "у" in "отобрать у тебя что-то"?

отобрать у тебя что-то The preposition у usually refers to something being in someone's possession, so this phrase should literally translate as: take away your (something/belongings/house/car) ...
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Why use the preposition "по" in "партнер по поединкам"?

партнер по поединкам Context: The speaker was jokingly mentioning someone he often has spars with. The why of using the preposition "по" does not come naturally to me: "a partner for quarrels"? ...
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Clauses after non-accusative verbs or то

1. A friend of mine wrote я не интересуюсь, кто с кем играет (in a football match). Normally, интересоваться is followed by a word in the instrumental case. When the word is a noun, an adjective or a ...
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чтобы for connection between prepositions and verbs

I've always wondered how could I connect a preposition with a verb. Since prepositions require the nouns following them to be declined, I didn't know what change would verbs undergo, since the ...
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Recap of с, от, из

One of the first things I got to know when I started learning Russian is that the preposition "of" does not exist in Russian. Or at least, so tell beginner-level textbooks. As I kept studying, I ...
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From... to... in Russian

I saw an old post on this forum, telling that, in order to convey the idea "from... to...", we must use "из... в..." when the endpoints are towns or countries, whereas "с... на..." is used when the ...
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Pair of clauses indicating destination

How do I say "People move to wherever they can earn more money"? Люди переезжают туда, куда можно зарабатывать больше денег. Люди переезжают куда можно зарабатывать больше денег. Люди переезжают туда,...
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