Предло'жный Паде'ж - Past, о/при
We've already covered the singular form of this case and, luckily, the plural isn't much more complicated!
| Hard | Soft |
|---|---|
| -ax | -ях |
Soft is what I have in the past referred to as the (y) sound - in e, ь, и, я, ю
| Имен. | Предлож. |
|---|---|
| Студент | Студетах |
| Словарь | Словарях |
| Окно | Окнах |
| Море | Морях |
| Башнях | Башнях |
So, for example, we are talking about 'seas': Мы говорим о морях.
Now for О and При:
| О | При |
|---|---|
| About (ie talking about) | On one's person, In the time of |
To clarify, о is usually used when talking about someone/something.
These are the pronouns in the прелоный падеж:
| Я | Ты | Он | Оно | Она | Мы | Вы | Они |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Мне | Тебе | Нём | Нём | Ней | Нас | Вас | Них |
For мне, о changes to обо, because мне starts with 2 consonants. For all other ones, it is о.
-
Вы говорите обо мне?
-
Да, мы говорим о тебе
-
Он говорил только о работе
So, при means to 'have on one's person', or 'In the time of'. To give some practical examples:
- При нём есть деньги? Does he have money (on him)
- При Ельцине, был ужасно. Under/during the time of Yeltsin things were/it was horrible
Posted Apr 8, 2012, 1:41 PM UTC
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