Russian Prepositions

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Preposition	Meaning	Example	In English
без + genitive	without	Я Я is a 1st person, singular, nominative form of я {{l|en|I}} (first-person singular subject pronoun) не́ не is a particle. A form of не (negative in full) not, no, -n't, without Idiomatic negative usage (partial negative) perhaps not, whether ... or not will never (implying impossibility to do something) (usually not translated, gives affirmative meaning for expression, especially in exclamations) хочу́ хочу is a present tense, 1st person, singular, imperfective form of хотеть to want, to desire жи́ть жить is a infinitive form of жить to live to reside без без is a requiring genitive form of без without minus тебя. тебя is a 2nd person, singular, genitive form of тебя kissa	I don't want to live without you.
благодаря + dative	thanks to	Благодаря́ Благодаря is a requiring dative form of благодаря thanks to owing to, through (by means of), due to вашему вашему is a neutral, singular, dative form of вашему kissa великодушию, великодушию is a masculine, singular, accusative form of великодушию kissa ...	Thanks to Your generosity, ...
близ + genitive	near	близ близ is a requiring genitive form of близ near, in the vicinity of русской русской is a feminine, singular, genitive form of русский Of or pertaining to Russia or the Russians. (figuratively) Of a person, being from Russia. грани́цы границы is a feminine, singular, genitive form of граница border, boundary, bounds, confines, frontier мно́го много is a positive form of много much many a lot of, plenty of контрабандистов контрабандистов is a plural, genitive form of контрабандист kissa за́падного западного is a masculine, singular, genitive form of западный Western West сыра. сыра is a masculine, singular, genitive form of сыр cheese	There are many smugglers of Western cheese near the Russian border.
в + accusative	into, to inside	Он Он is a 3rd person, masculine, singular, nominative form of он third-person masculine singular pronoun: he, it. ушёл ушел is a past tense, masculine, singular, perfective form of уйти to leave, to depart, to go (away) (by foot) to escape, to evade to resign, to retire to be lost to fail to sink, to plunge to be spent с с is a requiring instrumental form of с with (+ instrumental case) from, off, from off, from below (with abstract nouns; nouns entailing a flat, open area; and special exceptions) (+ genitive case) because of, since (expressing a cause of motivation) (+ genitive case) for, about (indefinite time or number) (+ accusative case) (for indicating a duration of time; used in two forms: ''с +genitive по +accusative'' and ''с +genitive до +genitive'') (for time expressions) соба́кой собакой is a feminine, singular, instrumental form of собака dog hound (pejorative) mongrel; bastard (Internet) @ (at sign) во во is a requiring accusative form of во (location) in, at, on (+ prepositional case) (direction) to, into (+ accusative case) (time) at, in, on тьму. тьму is a feminine, singular, accusative form of тьма dark, darkness thousands, a multitude, a host, lots of	He took the dog outside to the dark.
в + prepositional	in, inside	Она́ Она is a 3rd person, feminine, singular, nominative form of она third-person feminine singular pronoun: she, it. third-person feminine singular objective pronoun: her, it. нащупывалась нащупывалась is a past tense, feminine, singular, perfective form of нащупывалась kissa стены стены is a plural, nominative form of стена wall тонне́ля тоннеля is a masculine, singular, genitive form of тоннель tunnel (piercing) flesh tunnel во во is a requiring prepositional form of во (location) in, at, on (+ prepositional case) (direction) to, into (+ accusative case) (time) at, in, on тьме. тьме is a feminine, singular, prepositional form of тьма dark, darkness thousands, a multitude, a host, lots of	She groped for walls of the tunnel in the dark.
вне + genitive	outside	вне вне is a requiring genitive form of вне out of, outside эффекти́вной эффективной is a feminine, singular, genitive form of эффективный efficient зо́ны зоны is a feminine, singular, genitive form of зона zone (slang) prison	outside effective range
вместо + genitive	instead of, on behalf of	Он Он is a 3rd person, masculine, singular, nominative form of он third-person masculine singular pronoun: he, it. кури́л курил is a past tense, masculine, singular, imperfective form of курить to smoke (tobacco etc.) to burn, fumigate to distil коноплю́ коноплю is a feminine, singular, accusative form of конопля (plant) cannabis, hemp вме́сто вместо is a requiring genitive form of вместо instead of табака. табака is a masculine, singular, genitive form of табак tobacco Он Он is a 3rd person, masculine, singular, nominative form of он third-person masculine singular pronoun: he, it. болен. болен is a short nominative form of больной sick, ill painful weak morbid Я Я is a 1st person, singular, nominative form of я {{l|en|I}} (first-person singular subject pronoun) прие́хал приехал is a past tense, masculine, singular, perfective form of приехать to arrive, come (by vehicle or horse) вме́сто вместо is a requiring genitive form of вместо instead of его. его is a 3rd person, masculine, singular, genitive form of его kissa	He smoked cannabis instead of tobacco. He is sick. I came on behalf of him.
вокруг + genitive	around	Больша́я Большая is a feminine, singular, nominative form of больший bigger, greater (comparative degree of {{l|ru|большо́й}} and {{l|ru|вели́кий}}) ча́сть часть is a feminine, singular, nominative form of часть part share piece department, section (military) unit (regimental or smaller sized and administratively self-contained) (colloquial) line, branch (obsolete) police station преступле́ния преступления is a neutral, singular, genitive form of преступление crime случа́ются случаются is a present tense, 3rd person, plural, imperfective form of случаться to happen, to occur, to come about (с + instrumental case - with) (usually impersonal) вокру́г вокруг is a requiring genitive form of вокруг round, around, about железнодоро́жной железнодорожной is a feminine, singular, genitive form of железнодорожный Of or related to railway / railroad станции. станции is a feminine, singular, genitive form of станция station office, exchange (railroad) yard power plant	Most crimes happen around the railway station.
вдоль + genitive	along	Населе́ние Население is a neutral, singular, nominative form of население population, inhabitants peopling, settling разширялось разширялось is a past tense, neutral, singular, imperfective form of разширялось kissa внутри́ внутри is a requiring genitive form of внутри in, inside, within (position) страны страны is a feminine, singular, genitive form of страна country region вдоль вдоль is a requiring genitive form of вдоль along реки. реки is a feminine, singular, genitive form of река river, stream	Population expanded inland along the river.
возле + genitive	close to, almost	У У is a requiring genitive form of у at, by, near in the possession of (used to express "to have") меня́ меня is a 1st person, singular, genitive form of меня me (accusative case|accusative and genitive case of '''я'). есть есть is a present tense, 3rd person, singular, imperfective form of быть to be са́д сад is a masculine, singular, nominative form of сад garden, orchard park, garden во́зле возле is a requiring genitive form of возле beside, by, near моего́ моего is a masculine, singular, genitive form of мой (possessive pronoun) my, mine дома. дома is a masculine, singular, genitive form of дом house (building) home family household Кролики Кролики is a plural, nominative form of кролик male rabbit (mammal) разрушили разрушили is a past tense, ERROR, plural, perfective form of разрушить to destroy, demolish, wreck to ruin to frustrate, blast, blight, wreck во́зле возле is a requiring genitive form of возле beside, by, near все́х всех is a plural, genitive form of весь all, the whole, the whole of everything, all everybody, everyone яблонь. яблонь is a plural, genitive form of яблоня apple tree apple wood	I have a garden close to my home. Rabbits ruined almost all apple trees.
внутри + genitive		Внутри́ Внутри is a requiring genitive form of внутри in, inside, within (position) то́й той is a feminine, singular, genitive form of тот that, those the one the other городка городка is a masculine, singular, genitive form of городок town, townlet (settlement) все все is a plural, nominative form of все kissa зна́ли знали is a past tense, ERROR, plural, imperfective form of знать to know: to be familiar with or accustomed to a person, place, or thing to know: to be in possession of a specific fact or datum все. все is a neutral, singular, accusative form of все kissa	Everyone knew everyone in that town.
вопреки + dative	against, contrary to	Он Он is a 3rd person, masculine, singular, nominative form of он third-person masculine singular pronoun: he, it. сбежал сбежал is a past tense, masculine, singular, perfective form of сбежать to run down (from) to run away, make off, flee, break out to escape to elope и и is a ERROR form of и kissa ста́л стал is a past tense, masculine, singular, perfective form of стать (with imperfective infinitive) to begin to (with imperfective infinitive) to come to pass (with imperfective infinitive) to take to {{label|ru|in negative|with imperfective infinitive}} to be not going to; {{non-gloss definition|used to express a determined negative attitude}} (impersonal construction) to pass away (impersonal construction) at all costs (impersonal construction) therefore (with instrumental case) to become, to get, to grow матро́сом матросом is a masculine, singular, instrumental form of матрос (nautical) sailor, seaman вопреки́ вопреки is a requiring dative form of вопреки in spite of сове́там советам is a plural, dative form of совет advice, counsel council, board (USSR) soviet свое́й своей is a feminine, singular, genitive form of свой (possessive pronoun) one's, my, his, her, its, our, your, their (always refers to the subject of the sentence) one's own peculiar мама. мама is a feminine, singular, nominative form of мама mama, mummy, mommy, mum, mom (mother) {{lb|ru|computer|_|slang}} motherboard (figuratively) female socket	He ran away to the sea against the advice of his mother.
для + genitive	for	Она́ Она is a 3rd person, feminine, singular, nominative form of она third-person feminine singular pronoun: she, it. third-person feminine singular objective pronoun: her, it. трени́ровалась тренировалась is a past tense, feminine, singular, imperfective form of тренироваться (intransitive) to train {{passive of|lang=ru|трени́ровать}} ка́ждый каждый is a masculine, singular, accusative form of каждый kissa де́нь день is a masculine, singular, accusative form of день day, daytime afternoon для для is a requiring genitive form of для for танцева́льного танцевального is a neutral, singular, genitive form of танцевальный dancing совернования. совернования is a neutral, singular, genitive form of совернования kissa	She practised every day for the dancing competition.
до + genitive	to, up to, until	Он Он is a 3rd person, masculine, singular, nominative form of он third-person masculine singular pronoun: he, it. бы́л был is a ERROR form of был kissa пунктуальен пунктуальен is a past tense, masculine, singular, perfective form of пунктуальен kissa ка́ждый каждый is a masculine, singular, accusative form of каждый kissa де́нь день is a masculine, singular, accusative form of день day, daytime afternoon до до is a requiring genitive form of до before up to, till, until сегодняшнего сегодняшнего is a masculine, singular, genitive form of сегодняшний today|today’s, this (day) дня. дня is a masculine, singular, genitive form of день day, daytime afternoon Сли́шком Слишком is a positive form of слишком too (more than enough), too much высокая высокая is a feminine, singular, nominative form of высокий (long from the bottom to the top) tall (at a significant altitude) high-altitude (greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount) high, great, intense lofty, elevated unselfish, noble high-ranking approving, favorable, good (having a high frequency) high-pitched цена́ цена is a feminine, singular, nominative form of цена price, cost worth value не́фти нефти is a feminine, singular, genitive form of нефть oil, petroleum, mineral oil запусти́л запустил is a past tense, masculine, singular, perfective form of запустить to launch (a missile, rocket, a probe, etc.) to launch; to start (operation or manufacturing of something) to let in компа́нию компанию is a feminine, singular, accusative form of компания company до до is a requiring genitive form of до before up to, till, until банкротства. банкротства is a neutral, singular, genitive form of банкротство bankruptcy (legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency)	He was punctual every day - until today. Too high oil prices forced the company to bankruptcy.
за + accusative	for, per	Сила Сила is a feminine, singular, nominative form of сила strength force power, might vigor intensity efficacy energy volume и и is a ERROR form of и kissa честь! честь is a feminine, singular, nominative form of честь honor regard, respect За За is a requiring accusative form of за (of location, ''+ instrumental case) behind; beyond; on the other side of (of motion, ''+ accusative case) to (of time, ''+ accusative case) during (close to в течение) (of time, + accusative case with до) time before an event (+ accusative case) for; to; by; after; over (+ accusative case) instead of (of voting, ''+ accusative case) in favor of (+ instrumental case) at; while (used in expressions) орду! орду is a feminine, singular, accusative form of орда horde Он Он is a 3rd person, masculine, singular, nominative form of он third-person masculine singular pronoun: he, it. собилал собилал is a past tense, masculine, singular, perfective form of собилал kissa два два is a accusative form of два kissa ведро́ ведро is a neutral, singular, accusative form of ведро bucket, pail vedro; an ancient Russian measure of liquids equal to 12.3 liters (1/40 бочка|бочки) я́год ягод is a plural, genitive form of ягода berry за за is a requiring accusative form of за (of location, ''+ instrumental case) behind; beyond; on the other side of (of motion, ''+ accusative case) to (of time, ''+ accusative case) during (close to в течение) (of time, + accusative case with до) time before an event (+ accusative case) for; to; by; after; over (+ accusative case) instead of (of voting, ''+ accusative case) in favor of (+ instrumental case) at; while (used in expressions) вахту. вахту is a feminine, singular, accusative form of вахта watch, shift, duty, vigil	Strength and honor! For The Horde! He collected two buckets of berries per trip.
за + instrumental	behind, before	Нас Нас is a 1st person, plural, accusative form of нас kissa на́до надо is a positive form of надо kissa заходи́ть заходить is a infinitive form of заходить to go (to see), to come in (to see, etc.), to call, to drop in to pick up, to fetch (nautical) to call at, to enter (a port) (nautical) to get, to advance (nautical) to pass, to draw out (aviation) to approach (military) to outflank (military) to turn, to disappear, to go behind (astronomy) to set в в is a requiring accusative form of в (location) in, at, on (+ prepositional case) (direction) to, into (+ accusative case) (time) at, in, on per го́род город is a masculine, singular, accusative form of город city, town downtown за за is a requiring instrumental form of за (of location, ''+ instrumental case) behind; beyond; on the other side of (of motion, ''+ accusative case) to (of time, ''+ accusative case) during (close to в течение) (of time, + accusative case with до) time before an event (+ accusative case) for; to; by; after; over (+ accusative case) instead of (of voting, ''+ accusative case) in favor of (+ instrumental case) at; while (used in expressions) горой. горой is a feminine, singular, instrumental form of гора mountain heap, pile	We must reach the city behind the mountains.
из + genitive	from, out of	Арья Арья is a feminine, singular, nominative form of арья kissa выбралась выбралась is a past tense, feminine, singular, perfective form of выбраться to get out {{passive of|вы́брать|lang=ru}} из из is a requiring genitive form of из from out of of, through подземелья, подземелья is a neutral, singular, genitive form of подземелье vault, cave, dungeon, underground (large, naturally occurring cavity formed underground) когда́ когда is a ERROR form of когда kissa уже́ уже is a positive form of уже already стемнела. стемнела is a past tense, feminine, singular, imperfective form of стемнела kissa	Arya got out from tunnel, when it was already dark.
из-за + genitive	from behind
из-под + genitive	from below
к + dative	for, towards
кроме + genitive	except for, in addition to
между + instrumental	between, among	Котёнок находится между щенками.	The kitten is between the puppies.
мимо + genitive	past	Мы Мы is a 1st person, plural, nominative form of мы {{gloss|only when used with с#Russian|с}} I бы́стро быстро is a positive form of быстро fast, quickly, rapidly холили холили is a past tense, ERROR, plural, imperfective form of холить to tend, care for ми́мо мимо past, by воню́чего вонючего is a present tense, masculine, singular, imperfective form of вонючего kissa свино́го свиного is a masculine, singular, genitive form of свиной (attributive) pig (attributive) pork двора. двора is a masculine, singular, genitive form of двор yard courtyard homestead court	We hurried past stinking pig sty.
на + prepositional	on, on top of	На́ На is a requiring prepositional form of на onto, on to, toward into, in (duration, value, purpose) for about, for (indicating the duration of an action following the verb; must have perfective aspect and past finite form) on, upon in, at with, for бе́регу берегу is a masculine, singular, prepositional form of берег bank, shore, coast, beach land Арья Арья is a masculine, singular, genitive form of арья kissa разде́лась разделась is a past tense, feminine, singular, perfective form of раздеться to undress (oneself), to get undressed {{passive of|разде́ть|lang=ru}} и и is a ERROR form of и kissa нырну́ла нырнула is a past tense, feminine, singular, perfective form of нырнуть dive в в is a requiring accusative form of в (location) in, at, on (+ prepositional case) (direction) to, into (+ accusative case) (time) at, in, on per глубо́кие глубокие is a plural, accusative form of глубокий deep, profound черные черные is a plural, accusative form of чёрный black rough, coarse back (stairs, entrance, etc.) (labor) unskilled, manual (metal) ferrous воды. воды is a plural, accusative form of вода water (chemistry) H2O	On beach Arya undressed and dipped into deep black water.
на + accusative	onto, to top of	По́сле После is a requiring genitive form of после after (in time) пла́вания плавания is a neutral, singular, genitive form of плавание swimming, floating navigation, sailing voyage, trip Арья Арья is a feminine, singular, nominative form of арья kissa вы́лезла вылезла is a past tense, feminine, singular, perfective form of вылезть to get out, to climb out, to get off (of hair) to fall out, to come out на́ на is a requiring accusative form of на onto, on to, toward into, in (duration, value, purpose) for about, for (indicating the duration of an action following the verb; must have perfective aspect and past finite form) on, upon in, at with, for берег. берег is a masculine, singular, accusative form of берег bank, shore, coast, beach land	After a swim Arya climbed (out of water) to the beach.
над + instrumental	on, on top of, above	Он Он is a 3rd person, masculine, singular, nominative form of он third-person masculine singular pronoun: he, it. склони́лся склонился is a past tense, masculine, singular, perfective form of склониться to incline, to bend, to stoop to be inclined (to) to yield (to) (to give up under pressure) {{passive form of|склони́ть|lang=ru}} над над is a requiring instrumental form of над above, over са́мой самой is a feminine, singular, instrumental form of самой kissa большо́й большой is a feminine, singular, instrumental form of большой big, large, great important grown-up big, outstanding кни́гой книгой is a feminine, singular, instrumental form of книга book из из is a requiring genitive form of из from out of of, through всех. всех is a plural, genitive form of всех prepositional plural of '''весь'''	He was bent over the biggest of all books.
о + accusative	against	Он Он is a 3rd person, masculine, singular, nominative form of он third-person masculine singular pronoun: he, it. ударился ударился is a past tense, masculine, singular, perfective form of удариться to hit, strike (against) (colloquial) to take (to), plunge (into) {{passive of|lang=ru|уда́рить}} голово́й головой is a feminine, singular, instrumental form of голова (anatomy) head mind; brains о о is a requiring accusative form of о (+ prepositional case): about, of, on (+ accusative case): against, upon столб. столб is a masculine, singular, accusative form of столб post, pole, pillar, column	He bumped his head against a post.
о + prepositional	about	Я мечтаю о белом рождении.	I dream about a white christmas.
около + genitive	around, about
от + genitive	from, away from	От От is a requiring genitive form of от from since тела́ тела is a neutral, singular, genitive form of тело body (physical structure of a human or animal) (physics) body её ее is a 3rd person, feminine, singular, accusative form of ее {{ru-alt-ё|её}} па́хло пахло is a past tense, neutral, singular, imperfective form of пахнуть to smell (of), savour to smell, reek (of) (+ instrumental case) пот. пот is a masculine, singular, nominative form of пот sweat, perspiration	Smell of sweat emanated from her body.
перед + instrumental	before	Она́ Она is a 3rd person, feminine, singular, nominative form of она third-person feminine singular pronoun: she, it. third-person feminine singular objective pronoun: her, it. прогуля́лась прогулялась is a past tense, feminine, singular, perfective form of прогуляться to take a walk/stroll, promenade to stroll, saunter, ramble {{passive of|lang=ru|прогуля́ть}} пе́ред перед is a requiring instrumental form of перед in front of, before (right or immediately) before завтраком. завтраком is a masculine, singular, instrumental form of завтрак breakfast	She took a walk before breakfast. )
	in front of	Встре́тимся Встретимся is a future tense, 1st person, plural, perfective form of встретиться to meet (with) to come across, to run across to encounter to be found, to occur пе́ред перед is a requiring instrumental form of перед in front of, before (right or immediately) before театром. театром is a masculine, singular, instrumental form of театр theater/theatre	Let us meet in front of the theatre.
по + accusative	up to, as far as (location)	Рыбак был по колено в воде.	Fisherman was knee deep in water.
по + dative	repeatedly during, in the time period	По По is a requiring dative form of по {{non-gloss definition|with accusative case}} {{non-gloss definition|with dative case}} {{non-gloss definition|with prepositional case}} дням дням is a plural, dative form of день day, daytime afternoon он он is a 3rd person, masculine, singular, nominative form of он third-person masculine singular pronoun: he, it. в в is a requiring prepositional form of в (location) in, at, on (+ prepositional case) (direction) to, into (+ accusative case) (time) at, in, on per офисе, офисе is a masculine, singular, prepositional form of офис office по по is a requiring dative form of по {{non-gloss definition|with accusative case}} {{non-gloss definition|with dative case}} {{non-gloss definition|with prepositional case}} вечера́м вечерам is a plural, dative form of вечер evening tonight, this evening (formal) party, social gathering, soiree он он is a 3rd person, masculine, singular, nominative form of он third-person masculine singular pronoun: he, it. обраба́тывал обрабатывал is a past tense, masculine, singular, imperfective form of обрабатывать to process, to treat, to work on to cultivate (soil) to finish, to polish to cleanse (a wound), to apply antiseptic (colloquial) to indoctrinate, to influence землю. землю is a feminine, singular, accusative form of земля earth land ground, soil (antiquated): country (of Germany) state	He spent days in the office and in the evenings he farmed.
по + dative	along	По По is a requiring dative form of по {{non-gloss definition|with accusative case}} {{non-gloss definition|with dative case}} {{non-gloss definition|with prepositional case}} прибре́жной прибрежной is a feminine, singular, dative form of прибрежный coastal riverside доро́ге дороге is a feminine, singular, dative form of дорога road, way passage trip, journey проезжа́л проезжал is a past tense, masculine, singular, imperfective form of проезжать to go through/by (by horse or vehicle), to ride through/by, to drive through/by to drive past/along/across to travel a certain distance мотоциклист. мотоциклист is a masculine, singular, nominative form of мотоциклист kissa	A biker rode along the beach road.
под + accusative	to under	Засунь Засунь is a masculine, singular, nominative form of засунь kissa гра́дусник градусник is a masculine, singular, nominative form of градусник medical thermometer по́д под is a requiring accusative form of под (with accusative case) (with instrumental case) мышку. мышку is a feminine, singular, accusative form of мышка (animate) {{diminutive of|мышь|lang=ru}}. {{label|ru|inanimate|computing|diminutive}} mouse	Put the thermometer under your arm.
под + instrumental	under	Он Он is a 3rd person, masculine, singular, nominative form of он third-person masculine singular pronoun: he, it. усну́л уснул is a past tense, masculine, singular, perfective form of уснуть fall asleep, go to sleep ''fish'' die по́д под is a requiring instrumental form of под (with accusative case) (with instrumental case) деревом. деревом is a neutral, singular, instrumental form of дерево tree wood (only ''singular)	He fell asleep under the tree.
после + genitive	after
при + prepositional	during, while	Я Я is a 1st person, singular, nominative form of я {{l|en|I}} (first-person singular subject pronoun) поранился поранился is a past tense, masculine, singular, perfective form of пораниться kissa при́ при is a requiring prepositional form of при in the presence of in the time of at, by беге. беге is a masculine, singular, prepositional form of бег run (sports) running (as in athletics or track and field)	I got hurt while running.
про + accusative	about	Я Я is a 1st person, singular, nominative form of я {{l|en|I}} (first-person singular subject pronoun) зна́ю знаю is a present tense, 1st person, singular, imperfective form of знать to know: to be familiar with or accustomed to a person, place, or thing to know: to be in possession of a specific fact or datum всё все is a neutral, singular, accusative form of все kissa про про is a requiring accusative form of про about, concerning э́ту эту is a feminine, singular, accusative form of этот this, these it this one that ситуацию. ситуацию is a feminine, singular, accusative form of ситуация situation	I know all about the situation.
ради + genitive	for the sake of
с + accusative	about one
с + genitive	from
с + instrumental	by, with	А А is a ERROR form of а kissa что́ что is a neutral, singular, accusative form of что (interrogative) what {{label|ru|nonstandard|relative}} that, which он он is a 3rd person, masculine, singular, nominative form of он third-person masculine singular pronoun: he, it. сде́лает сделает is a future tense, 3rd person, singular, perfective form of сделать to make, to do с с is a requiring instrumental form of с with (+ instrumental case) from, off, from off, from below (with abstract nouns; nouns entailing a flat, open area; and special exceptions) (+ genitive case) because of, since (expressing a cause of motivation) (+ genitive case) for, about (indefinite time or number) (+ accusative case) (for indicating a duration of time; used in two forms: ''с +genitive по +accusative'' and ''с +genitive до +genitive'') (for time expressions) э́той этой is a feminine, singular, instrumental form of этот this, these it this one that кошкой? кошкой is a feminine, singular, instrumental form of кошка cat cat-o'-nine-tails (technical) grapnel, drag (technical) grappel fork (cranes) car, trolley, carriage (geology) spit, bar (in the plural) climbing irons, climbing grapplers	And what will he do with this cat?
сквозь + genitive	through
согласно + dative	according to	Я Я is a 1st person, singular, nominative form of я {{l|en|I}} (first-person singular subject pronoun) сде́лаю сделаю is a future tense, 1st person, singular, perfective form of сделать to make, to do согла́сно согласно is a requiring dative form of согласно according to, as to твои́м твоим is a plural, dative form of твой (possessive pronoun) your, yours, thy, thine (2nd-person familiar, singular only) указаниям. указаниям is a plural, dative form of указание instruction, direction indication	I will do it according to your instructions.
у + genitive	at, on the verge of	Там Там is a positive form of там there бы́ло было is a ERROR form of было kissa темно, темно is a short nominative form of тёмный dark ignorant, uneducated (person) obscure, vague и и is a ERROR form of и kissa у у is a requiring genitive form of у at, by, near in the possession of (used to express "to have") меня́ меня is a 1st person, singular, genitive form of меня me (accusative case|accusative and genitive case of '''я'). нет нет is a present tense, 3rd person, singular, imperfective form of нет there is no, there are no (+ ''genitive) факела. факела is a masculine, singular, genitive form of факел torch (stick with flame at one end) jet, tongue, flare flame body	There was dark and I didn't have a torch.
через + accusative	through	Ко́шка Кошка is a feminine, singular, nominative form of кошка cat cat-o'-nine-tails (technical) grapnel, drag (technical) grappel fork (cranes) car, trolley, carriage (geology) spit, bar (in the plural) climbing irons, climbing grapplers не́ не is a particle. A form of не (negative in full) not, no, -n't, without Idiomatic negative usage (partial negative) perhaps not, whether ... or not will never (implying impossibility to do something) (usually not translated, gives affirmative meaning for expression, especially in exclamations) заметил заметил is a past tense, masculine, singular, perfective form of заметить to notice, remark, note, observe никаки́х никаких is a plural, genitive form of никакой (indefinite pronoun) not any of possible variants, no, none; (in a negative context) whatever, whatsoever, absolutely (slang) (about person's state) inactive, senseless, e.g. very drunken or exhausted мышей, мышей is a plural, accusative form of мышь mouse (animal) mouse (computer pointing device) когда́ когда is a ERROR form of когда kissa оно́ оно is a 3rd person, neutral, singular, nominative form of оно third-person neuter singular pronoun: it. ходи́л ходил is a past tense, masculine, singular, imperfective form of ходить to go, to walk to wear something (only impf.) to go (to), to attend, to visit to run (trains, ships, etc.) to work, to run (clocks) to lead, to play, to move (in games) to tend, to take care (of), to nurse (only impf.) to be good (about money) че́рез через is a requiring accusative form of через through across, over (time) in, after via with, with the help of because of конюшню. конюшню is a feminine, singular, accusative form of конюшня stable, stabling	The cat didn't notice any mice while walking through the stables.
через + accusative	after some time	Че́рез Через is a requiring accusative form of через through across, over (time) in, after via with, with the help of because of два два is a accusative form of два kissa го́да года is a masculine, singular, genitive form of год year её её (possessive pronoun) her, hers, its котята котята is a feminine, singular, nominative form of котята kissa нача́л начал is a past tense, masculine, singular, perfective form of начать to begin, start, commence лови́ть ловить is a infinitive form of ловить to catch мышей. мышей is a plural, accusative form of мышь mouse (animal) mouse (computer pointing device)	After two years its kittens will start to catch mice.