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Russian Prepositions

This is a list of prepositions in Russian. This includes words related to positions (i.e. under, on top of ...), conjunctions (and, but ...) and many more.

On top of: сверху
sverhu
Under: под
pod
Inside: внутри
vnutri
Outside: за пределами
za predelami
Behind: за
za
In front of: перед
pered
Near: около
okolo
Between: между
mezhdu

These are more popular prepositions you might find useful at some point or another.

After: после
posle
Before: до
do
With: с
s
Without: без
bez
Since: с (каких-то пор)
s (kakih-to por)
Until: до
do
Of: предлог родительного падежа
predlog roditel'nogo padezha
From: от
ot
To: к
k
Instead of: вместо
vmesto
In: в
v
Against: против
protiv
As: как
kak
About: о
o
For: для
dlja

The following are conjunctions used to connect words, sentences, or phrases.

And: и
i
Or: или
ili
But: но
no
So: так
tak

Now is the time for some prepositions used in a sentence. We are using the following: (from, under, inside, with, in, but) as examples.

I'm from Japan: Я из Японии
Ja iz Japonii
The pen is under the desk: Эта ручка под столом
Jeta ruchka pod stolom
The letter is inside the book: Это письмо в книге
Jeto pis'mo v knige
Can I practice Italian with you?: Можно ли попрактиковаться по-итальянски с вами / с тобой?
Mozhno li popraktikovat'sja po-ital'janski s vami / s toboj?
I was born in Miami: Я родился в Майами
Ja rodilsja v Majami
I speak French but with an accent: Я говорю по-французски, но с акцентом
Ja govorju po-francuzski, no s akcentom

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