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Location and Prepositions

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20 exemples
1 min
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Navigate the Russian world by mastering how to describe your location using the Prepositional case.

  • Identify the Prepositional case endings for nouns.
  • Distinguish when to use the 'в' and 'на' prepositions.
  • Describe locations like cities, buildings, and surfaces.
Master your location: Find your way in Russian!

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Introduction to the Prepositional case for location. Using basic prepositions like 'v' and 'na'.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

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    By the end you will be able to: Use the Prepositional case to accurately state your current location in a city or building.

Exemples clés (4)

1

Я сейчас в парке.

I am in the park right now.

Où es-tu ? (Le Cas Prépositionnel)
2

Где ты? — Я на работе.

Where are you? — I'm at work.

Où es-tu ? (Le Cas Prépositionnel)
3

Я сейчас в кафе, пью латте.

I'm in a cafe right now, drinking a latte.

Les prépositions russes 'Dans' et 'Sur' (в et на)
4

Твои ключи на столе у двери.

Your keys are on the table by the door.

Les prépositions russes 'Dans' et 'Sur' (в et на)

Conseils et astuces (2)

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The 'E' Rule

If you're stuck, just add '-e'. It's correct for about 95% of nouns in the Prepositional singular!
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Où es-tu ? (Le Cas Prépositionnel)
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The 'Work' Trap

Never say 'в работе' for being at your job. It's always 'на работе'. 'В работе' means something is currently being processed (like a support ticket).
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Les prépositions russes 'Dans' et 'Sur' (в et на)

Vocabulaire clé (6)

в in на on/at парк park школа school почта post office университет university

Real-World Preview

coffee

Meeting a Friend

Review Summary

  • Noun + -е (usually)
  • в/на + Noun-е

Erreurs courantes

You forgot the Prepositional case ending! Always add -е when talking about location.

Wrong: Я в парк.
Correct: Я в парке.

Some places like 'post office' use 'на' instead of 'в'. Think of it as 'at' the service point.

Wrong: Я в почте.
Correct: Я на почте.

Universities are buildings, so we use 'в' to mean 'inside'.

Wrong: Он на университете.
Correct: Он в университете.

Next Steps

You've made great progress! Keep practicing these locations and you'll be navigating Russian cities like a local soon.

Label items in your room with sticky notes using the Prepositional case.

Continue to: Daily Routine Verbs

Pratique rapide (6)

Fill in the blank with the correct form of 'ресторан' (restaurant).

Мы сейчас в ___.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ресторане
Masculine nouns ending in a consonant add '-е' in the Prepositional case.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Où es-tu ? (Le Cas Prépositionnel)

Which sentence is correct for 'I live in Moscow'?

Choose the correct sentence:

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Я живу в Москве.
Moscow (Москва) is feminine, so the 'а' changes to 'е', and we use 'в' for cities.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Où es-tu ? (Le Cas Prépositionnel)

Which sentence is correct?

Choose the grammatically correct sentence:

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Книга на столе.
A table is a surface, so we use 'на' plus the Prepositional case ending '-е'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Les prépositions russes 'Dans' et 'Sur' (в et на)

Find and fix the mistake in the location.

Find and fix the mistake:

Книга на стола.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Книга на столе.
The noun 'стол' (table) is masculine; in the Prepositional case, it becomes 'столе'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Où es-tu ? (Le Cas Prépositionnel)

Find and fix the mistake

Find and fix the mistake:

Мы живём на Берлине.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Мы живём в Берлине.
Cities always take the preposition 'в' and the ending '-е'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Les prépositions russes 'Dans' et 'Sur' (в et на)

Fill in the blank with 'в' or 'на'

Я сейчас ___ (работе).

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: на
Work ('работа') always takes the preposition 'на' in Russian.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Les prépositions russes 'Dans' et 'Sur' (в et на)

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Questions fréquentes (4)

It is the case used to show location (where something is) or the topic of conversation (what something is about). It always requires a preposition like 'в', 'на', or 'о'.
Because it literally cannot be used without a preposition. Unlike other cases that can stand alone, this one always needs a 'partner' word.
It's the case used specifically for location after 'в' and 'на'. Most words just add an '-е' to the end.
Nouns ending in '-ия' (like Россия) or '-ие' (like здание) change to '-ии' in the Prepositional case. For example: 'в России'.
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