Prepositional Case — About / In
Prepositional Case (Предложный падеж)
The prepositional case is only used after prepositions — mainly:
- в / на (in / at — location)
- о / об (about)
- при (under the rule of / in the presence of)
Answers о ком? о чём? (about whom? about what?)
Prepositional Endings
| Gender | Nominative | Pronunciation | Prepositional | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | стол | stol | столе | sta-LYE |
| Masculine (-й) | музей | moo-ZYEY | музее | moo-ZYE-ye |
| Feminine (-а) | книга | KNEEga | книге | KNEEgye |
| Feminine (-я) | земля | zyem-LYA | земле | zyem-LYE |
| Neuter | окно | ak-NO | окне | ak-NYE |
Special: some masculine nouns take -у: лес → в лесу, сад → в саду, год → в году
Location: в vs на
| Use в | Use на |
|---|---|
| в школе (v SHKO-lye) (at school) | на работе (na ra-BO-tye) (at work) |
| в городе (v GO-ra-dye) (in the city) | на улице (na OO-li-tse) (on the street) |
| в России (v raSSEEyi) (in Russia) | на севере (na SYE-vye-rye) (in the north) |
| в магазине (v ma-ga-ZEE-nye) (at the store) | на концерте (na kan-TSYER-tye) (at a concert) |
Examples
- Я живу в Москве. (ya zhi-VOO v maSKVYE) (I live in Moscow.)
- Книга о любви. (KNEEga a lyoo-BVI) (A book about love.)
- Мы говорим о погоде. (my ga-va-RIM a pa-GO-dye) (We are talking about the weather.)
Practice
Prepositional of Москва?
Москве (я живу в Москве = I live in Moscow)
Which preposition: 'at work' — в or на?
на работе (work uses на)
Translate: Мы думаем о будущем.
We are thinking about the future.