Russian prepositions and their cases

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The table below represents the most commonly used Russian prepositions and cases they are followed by.

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