Bedeutung
moving to the next street
Kultureller Hintergrund
In cities like St. Petersburg, 'зайти за угол' often leads you into a 'dvor-kolodets' (courtyard well), a unique architectural feature where buildings form a closed square. The 'corner' is a place of fateful encounters in Russian books. Raskolnikov in 'Crime and Punishment' is often described navigating these corners. In Soviet spy movies, 'зайти за угол' is the standard way to lose a tail or meet a contact secretly. With the rise of massive 'Chelovekniki' (giant apartment blocks), 'зайти за угол' can mean a 5-minute walk because the buildings are so long.
The Stress Shift
In natural speech, Russians often stress the preposition: 'зА угол'. It sounds much more native!
Don't use for cars
If you are driving, say 'повернуть'. 'Зайти' is strictly for pedestrians.
Bedeutung
moving to the next street
The Stress Shift
In natural speech, Russians often stress the preposition: 'зА угол'. It sounds much more native!
Don't use for cars
If you are driving, say 'повернуть'. 'Зайти' is strictly for pedestrians.
Hide and Seek
Use this phrase when playing hide and seek (прятки). 'Я зашёл за угол!' is a classic line.
The 'Corner' Store
Many small Russian shops are 'за углом'. It's the heart of the neighborhood economy.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the correct preposition and case for 'угол'.
Чтобы найти банк, вам нужно зайти ___ ____.
Motion 'behind' requires 'за' + Accusative.
Which verb is best if you are walking?
Он ___ за угол и исчез.
'Зашёл' is for walking; 'заехал' is for driving.
Match the phrase to the situation.
You want to hide from someone on the street.
Going around the corner is the fastest way to get out of someone's line of sight.
Complete the dialogue.
- Где ты? - Я уже ____ за угол, жду тебя у аптеки.
The speaker is already there, so the perfective 'зашёл' is used to show the completed result.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenЧтобы найти банк, вам нужно зайти ___ ____.
Motion 'behind' requires 'за' + Accusative.
Он ___ за угол и исчез.
'Зашёл' is for walking; 'заехал' is for driving.
You want to hide from someone on the street.
Going around the corner is the fastest way to get out of someone's line of sight.
- Где ты? - Я уже ____ за угол, жду тебя у аптеки.
The speaker is already there, so the perfective 'зашёл' is used to show the completed result.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenTechnically no. 'Зайти' comes from 'идти' (to walk). Use 'завернуть за угол' for vehicles.
'Зайти' is more about the whole action of walking and disappearing; 'повернуть' focuses only on the change of direction.
Use 'за угол' for movement (Where to? - Куда?). Use 'за углом' for location (Where? - Где?).
It's neutral. You can use it with your boss or your best friend.
Only if you are navigating a zig-zag path around multiple corners, but it's rare.
Don't use this phrase. Say 'совсем скоро' or 'не за горами'.
It means 'from around the corner'. Often used for someone appearing suddenly.
Yes, 'нырнуть за угол' (to dive around the corner).
Usually, people say 'завернуть' for bikes too, but 'заехать' is also possible.
This is a feature of Russian where the stress can jump to the preposition in certain fixed phrases.
Verwandte Redewendungen
завернуть за угол
similarTo turn the corner
из-за угла
builds onFrom around the corner
за углом
similarAround the corner (location)
загнать в угол
contrastTo corner someone
срезать угол
similarTo cut corners
