Russian prepositions sorted by case

Russian grammar -->Prepositions sorted by case

The table below represents Russian prepositions sorted by case that they are followed by.

Case Preposition Meaning
Nominative в in in idiomatic expressions meaning "become a member of group"
за for in questions "Что (это) за ...?" and exclamations "Что за ... !"
Genitive без without
ввиду in view of
вдоль along
вместо instead of
вне outside
внутри inside to indicate the position
внутрь inside to indicate movement
возле near
впереди in front of
вследствие because of
вокруг round
для for
до up to, until, before
из out of
из-за out from behind, because of
из-под out from under
кроме besides, except
между between used with the genitive only in a few phrases: читать между строк, между двух огней
мимо past
напротив opposite
насчет about, as regards
около at the side of, near, around
от (ото) from, away from
относительно concerning
помимо besides, apart from
после after
посреди in the middle of
посредством by means of
подле alongside of
позади behind
против against
путём by means of
ради for the sake of
с (со) from, off, since
сверх on top of, over and above
свыше over, more than
среди among
у near, at, at the house of (possession)
Dative благодаря thanks to
вопреки despite
к (ко) towards, up to
по along, round, by means (communication), on (days)
Accusative в (во) into, to, in when movement is involved
за behind or beyond when movement into a position is involved
на on to, on when movement is involved
о against in the sense of in contact with
по up to a certain point in space or time
под under when movement into a position is involved
про about, concerning
c approximately, about with nouns denoting measurement
сквозь through
через across, through, over
Instrumental за behind, beyond
между between
над (надо) over, above
перед (передо) in front of, before
под (подо) under, below
с (со) with
Prepositional в (во) in, at to define location where sth is situated or hapenning, in expressions of time
на on, in, at to define location
о (об) about, concerning
по after, following
при at the time of, in the presence of, while