🔤 Grammar
Prepositional case: 'where' something is
To say 'in the city' or 'at the market', Russian uses в or на + the prepositional case. Most nouns take -е in the prepositional: город → в городе, улица → на улице.
Conjugation tables
Common place words
| Russian | Translit | English |
|---|---|---|
| прямо | pryámo | straight |
| налево | nalévo | to the left |
| направо | naprávo | to the right |
| близко | blízko | near |
| далеко | dalekó | far |
Examples
- Я живу в Москве.Ya zhivú v Moskvé.I live in Moscow.
- Магазин на улице Тверской.Magazín na úlitse Tverskóy.The shop is on Tverskaya Street.
Practice
Match each city word to its meaning.
Tap a english below, then tap the russian it belongs to — or drag it.
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English