Uses of the Prepositional Case in Russian

To Indicate Location

The Prepositional Case is used to indicate location, where something or someone is situated, or where something is happening. The nouns in this case are always preceded by a preposition.

1. В, во - in, at

В доме - In a house

В стране - In the country

2. На - at, on/in

На лекции - At a lecture

На улице - On the street

На вокзале - On the train station

На западе - In the west

Exceptions: в аэропорту, в глазу, в лесу, в порту, в саду, в снегу, в углу, в шкафу, на берегу, на льду.

After Certain Prepositions

О, об - about

Беседа о работе - Chat about work

Я думаю об отпуске - I'm thinking about a holiday

The table below summarises the endings and uses of the Prepositional Case.

For reference, I’ve included the Nominative Case (also known as a dictionary form) to compare the endings between the two cases.

For singular nouns, there are 2 sets of endings to remember in the Prepositional Case:

е as the most frequently used ending across the genders

и for feminine nouns ending in -ь/-ия or neuter nouns ending in -ие in their Nominative Case

For plural nouns, there is just 1 set of endings to remember: ах/ях

Usage of the Prepositional Case in Russian

Adjectives

Test your grammar

Put the words in brackets into the prepositional case.

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