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до

very common #85A2
preposition
  • 1.

    to, as far as, up to

    Ты мо́жешь дойти́ от дома до гаража́ за две мину́ты.

    You can walk from the house to the garage in two minutes.

    до + genitive

  • 2.

    to, up to

    От Москвы́ до Со́чи 1622 киломе́тра.

    It is 1622 kilometres from Moscow to Sochi.

    used with отдо to state a distance

  • 3.

    before, prior to

    Вы мо́жете позвони́ть мне до уро́ка?

    Could you call me before the lesson?

    до + genitive

  • 4.

    until, till

    Я не спал до двух часов.

    I was up until two o'clock.

    до + genitive

  • 5.

    up to, as much as, about

    Магази́н даёт ски́дку до пятидесяти проце́нтов.

    The shop gives a discount of up to fifty percent.

    with numerals; often close in sense to 'no more than' or 'about'

Examples

Typical usagePRO

  • Time and deadlines

    • до у́тра

      until morning

    • до вечера́

      until evening

    • до полу́дня

      until noon

    • до понеде́льника

      until Monday

  • Places and distance

    • до вокза́ла

      to the station (up to)

    • до до́ма

      to (one’s) home

    • до Москвы́

      to Moscow

    • до мо́ря

      to the sea

  • Degree and extent

    • до слёз

      to tears

    • до бо́ли

      so much it hurts

    • до безу́мия

      madly; to madness

    • до изнеможе́ния

      to exhaustion

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  • Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
  • nrimanliyev edited translation 1 month ago.
  • drvuquangson edited translation 3 years ago.
  • Lisa edited word type 7 years ago.