Let’s review uses of the Prepositional case in Russian:
- Location (in/on/at …) – after prepositions ‘в’, ‘на’
1. Я живу в Москве.
I live in Moscow.
2. Книга на столе.
The book is on the table.
- Topic of speech/thoughts (about …) – after preposition ‘о’
Мы говорили о литературе.
We were talking about literature.
- Months (in …) – after preposition ‘в’
В январе холодно.
It’s cold in January.
- Means of transport (by …) – after the preposition ‘на’
Мы ехали на поезде.
We traveled by train.
- Musical instruments (to play an instrument) – after the preposition ‘на’
Он играет на гитаре.
He plays the guitar.
The table below shows you how to construct the Prepositional case forms of the nouns. It will help you change nouns from the Nominative case (dictionary form) into the Prepositional case.
- Look at the last letter of the noun in the Nominative case (for example, парк, аптека, окно).
- Use the correct Prepositional case ending according to the rules in the table.
PREPOSITIONAL CASE | ||
Gender/Number | Nominative → Prepositional | Examples |
Masculine -е | 1. consonant → add -е 2. й or ь → replace with -е 3. ☝️ Remember: Some masculine add -у | 1. парк → парке 2. музей → музее 3. сад → (в) саду́ |
Neuter -е/-и | 1. -о/-е → replace with -е 2.-ие → replace with -ии | 1. окно → окне 2. здание → здании |
Feminine -е/-и | 1. -а/-я → replace with -е 2.-ь → replace with -и 3.-ия → replace with -ии | 1. аптека → аптеке 2. площадь → площади 3. станция → станции |
Plural -ах/-ях | 1. If a singular noun ends in a consonant, -a or -o → use the ending -ах
2. In other cases → use the ending-ях | 1. парк → парках 2. слова́рь → словаря́х |
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