a highway cutting through rugged black mountains in Russia

Study Resource: Russian object prepositions reference sheet

By: Olga Maroz
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These activities are part of our Russian Grammar series. The skills we are practicing here are covered in our article:

Preposition
Case
Example

о (об/обо)

a(ab/Aba)

about

prepositional

узнать о планах

oozNAT a PLAnakh

learn about plans

насчёт

naSHCHYOT

about

genitive

поговорить насчёт путешествия

pagavaREET naSHCHYOT pootiSHEStviya

to talk about the trip

про

pra

about

accusative

прочитать про преступление

pracheeTAT pra pristooPLYEniye

to read about crime

над

nad

on

instrumental

работать над проектом

raBOtat nad praYEKtam

to work on a project

на

na

on

prepositional

играть на гитаре

igRAT na giTArye

to play guitar

в

v

at/in

accusative

Сильный дождь перешёл в торнадо.

SILnyi dozhd piriSHYOL v tarNAda

The heavy rain turned into a tornado.

Он превратился в вампира.

on privraTEELsya v vamPEEra

He turned into a vampire.

из

is

of

genitive

строить замки из песка

STROit ZAMki is pisKA

build sand castles

суп из овощей

Soop is avaSHCHYEY

vegetable soup

по

pa

-

dative

Они очень скучают по детям.

anNEE Ochin skooCHAyut pa DYEtyam

They miss children a lot.

Всегда, когда я за границей, я скучаю по чёрному хлебу.

fsiGDA, kagDA ya za graNEEtsey, ya skooCHAyu pa CHYORnamoo KHLYEboo

I always miss black bread when I am abroad.

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