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‘to teach’, uhi´t;sq (na-) (+ dat. ) ‘to learn’; uhi´t;sq v (+ prep. ) ‘to 5

study at’; otuhi´t;sq ‘to finish studies’; otuhi´t;sq ot (+ gen. )‘to 6

break the habit’.

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Exercise 10

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Select from the brackets the most appropriate word to complete each 2

sentence.

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(obuheńie, uhi´t;sq, nauhiĺa, uhe´bnyx, uhiĺ, otuhiĺsq, 5

u´hatsq, uhe´bnogo, uhi´t;, uhitele´j)

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1 Ne vse studeńty v Rossií . . . bespla´tno. 2 On . . . ot butyĺki 7

ra´di zdoro´v;q. 3 Pla´ta za . . . vyzyvaét tru´dnosti u tex, u kogo´

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net sredstv. 4 Zarpla´ty . . . o´hen; niźkie. 5 Nelegko´ . . . v 9

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presti´'nom vuźe, kak MGTU. 6 @izn; . . . menq´ \´tomu. 7 MGTU

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odnoía sa´myx lu´hwix vyświx . . . zavedeńij v Moskve´. 8 Bez 421111

sovremeńnogo . . . plańa institu´t ne privlekaét studeńtov. 9 Mne

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nra´vitsq . . . angli´jskij qzy´k. 10 20 let on . . . dete´j ruśskomu qzyku´.

Preposition corner

Po + dative

along, through, around

po doro´ge, po strane´, po poĺu, po uĺicam

along the road, through the country, around the floor, around the streets

down

vniz po reke´, po leśtnice

down the river, the staircase

by (means of)

po po´hte, po telefońu

by post, by telephone

by, through

po pra´vu, po proisxo'deńi[

by right, by origin

po glu´posti, po owi´bke, po ego´ vine´

through stupidity, by mistake, through his fault

po priglaweńi[, po profeśsii

by invitation, by profession

according to, in, for

po moi´m hasa´m, po moemu´ mneńi[

according to my watch, in my opinion

po Tolsto´mu, po kako´j prihińe?

according to Tolstoy, for what reason?

at

po kra´jnej meŕe, po kako´j cene´?

at least, at what price?

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in, on the subject of

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uhe´bnik po geogra´fii

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textbook on geography

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hempioń po teńnisu

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tennis champion

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specialiśt po ruśskomu qzyku´

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Russian language specialist

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at, in, on, for (with the plural of the noun)

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po utra´m, po vyxodny

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in the mornings, at weekends

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po praźdnikam, po ponedeĺ;nikam

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on holidays, on Mondays

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po ceĺym hasa´m

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for hours on end

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po a´dresu

concerning, directed towards

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po po´vodu

on the subject of

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sudi´t; po

to judge by

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skuha´t; po

to miss

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toskova´t; po

to long for

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Po + accusative

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up to (place)

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po po´qs

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up to the waist

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up to and including (time)

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po peŕvoe ma´q