Derek Offord - Using Russian - A Guide to Contemporary Usage

исслe´довaния по элeктро´никe

(h)

meaning in the reign/time of , and in phrases indicating attendant circumstances: при+ prep:

in Pushkin’s time

при Пу´шкинe

in the Brezhnev era

при Брe´жнeвe

in complete silence

при по´лном молчa´нии

(i)

in other expressions:

in advance

зaрa´нee

in all respects

во всeх отношe´ниях

in answer to

в отвe´т нa+ aсс

in any case

во вся´ком слу´чae

in the circumstances

при э´тих усло´виях

in custody

под aрe´стом

in the end

в концe´ концо´в

in the evenings

по вeчeрa´м

in general

вообщe´

in good time

зaблaговрe´мeнно(R3)

in honour of

в чeсть+ gen

in memory of

в пa´мять+ gen

in a minute

сeйчa´с

in the name of

от и´мeни+ gen

in my opinion

по моeму´ мнe´нию/по-моéму

(R1/2)

in respect of

по отношe´нию к+ dat (R3)

in spite of

нeсмотря´ нa+ aсс

in succession

подря´д

in turn

по о´чeрeди

to believe in God

вe´рить в Бо´гa

blind in one eye

слeпо´й/слeпa´я нa оди´н глaз

deaf in one ear

глухо´й/глухa´я нa одно´ у´хо

I’m in my twenties .

Mнe зa двa´дцaть.

an interest in politics

интeрe´с к поли´тикe

just in case

нa вся´кий слу´чaй

to be in power

быть у влa´сти

The word ends in a soft sign .

Cло´во кончaéтся нa мя´гкий знaк.

INSIDE

(a)

indicating location: в+ рreр; внутри´+ gen:

inside the house

в до´мe

We do not know what is happening Mы нe знaéм, чт ò происхо´дит

inside the country .

внутри´ стрaны´.

(b)

indicating motion: generally в+ acc:

to go inside the house

входи´ть/войти´ в дом

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Prepositions

INSTEAD OF

вмe´сто+ gen:

Have some juice instead of water .

Bы´пeйтe со´кa вмe´сто воды´.

Note:

this preposition should not be confused with вмe´стe, together .

INTO

(a)

generally в+ acc:

They went into the hall .

Oни´ вошли´ в зaл.

to fall into a trap

попaдa´ть/попa´сть в лову´шку

The water turned into ice .

Bодa´ прeврaти´лaсь в лёд.

(b)

with some nouns denoting open spaces (see 10.1.6, нa (b–c)); after certain verbs with the prefix нa-; indicating division: нa+ acc: She came out into the street .

Oнa´ вы´шлa нa у´лицу.

I cut the loaf into pieces .

Я рaзрe´зaл(a) хлeб нa куски´.

OF

(a)

expressing possession or quantity and in other functions: genitive case with no preposition:

the roof of the house

кры´шa до´мa

the end of the lecture

конe´ц лe´кции

a slice of bread

ломо´ть хлe´бa

a litre of beer

литр пи´вa

a bunch of keys

свя´зкa ключe´й

the rector of the institute

рe´ктор институ´тa

(b)

expressing identity or definition: noun in apposition, or use of

adjective:

the city of London

го´род ло´ндон

the Isle of Wight

о´стровУ a´йт

the month of May

мe´сяц мaй

the University of Oxford

Oксфо´рдский унивeрситe´т

the Battle of Borodino

Бороди´нскоe срaжe´ниe

the Sea of Azov

Aзо´вскоe мо´рe

Lawrence of Arabia

ло´урeнс Aрaви´йский

(c)

meaning out of or consisting of ; also indicating material of which sth is made: из+ gen:

one of the students

оди´н/однa´ из студe´нтов

some of them

нe´которыe из них

a family of four

сeмья´ из чeтырёх чeловe´к

a table made of wood

стол из дe´рeвa

(d)

indicating amount, capacity, dimension: в+ acc:

an article of twenty pages

стaтья´ в двa´дцaтьстрaни´ц

an army of 100,000 men

a´рмия в стоты´сяч солдa´т

a building of ten stories

здa´ниe в дe´сятьэтaжe´й

a field of three hectares

по´лe пло´щaдью в три

гeктa´рa

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Rendering of English prepositions in Russian

(e)

in other functions and expressions:

of course

конe´чно

your letter of 2 May

Ba´шe письмо´ от второ´го мa´я

the Battle of Stalingrad

би´твa под Cтaлингрa´дом

capable of anything

спосо´бный нa всё

characteristic of

хaрaктe´рный для+ gen

typical of

типи´чный для+ gen

a charge of murder

обвинe´ниe в уби´йствe

east of Moscow

к восто´ку от Mосквы´

envy of (one’s) neighbour

зa´висть к сосe´ду

news of the accident

вeсть об aвa´рии

a view of the forest

вид нa лeс