от
- 1.
from, away from
Отодви́нь крова́ть от стены.
Move the bed away from the wall.
with the genitive
- 2.
from
Э́то пода́рок от ма́мы.
This is a present from my mum.
with a person in the genitive
- 3.
from, because of, out of
Он у́мер от диабе́та.
He died of diabetes.
with the cause in the genitive
- 4.
from, of
Э́то рука́в от руба́шки.
This is a sleeve from a shirt.
with the whole in the genitive
- 5.
from
От Петербу́рга до Москвы́ о́коло 650 км.
It is about 650 km from Petersburg to Moscow.
paired with до
- 6.
from, starting at
Биле́ты стоят от 200 до 400 рубле́й.
Tickets cost from 200 to 400 roubles.
paired with до for a range
- 7.
for, against
До́ктор вы́писал мне табле́тки от ка́шля.
The doctor prescribed me tablets for a cough.
of medicines and other means: what they act against
- 8.
of, datedlaw
письмо́ от 5 мая
a letter of 5 May
with a date in the genitive; typical of official style
Usage info
От +genitive: (i) От appears in contexts involving protection, evasion, riddance etc.:
Examples
Отличи́ть правильное от непра́вильного нелегко.
To distinguish right from wrong is difficult.
Э́то зави́сит от конте́кста.
That depends on the context.
Госуда́рственное здравоохране́ние бы́ло далеко от адеква́тного.
The national health service was far from adequate.
Я просну́лся от дли́нного сна.
I awoke from a long dream.
Ты мо́жешь вы́рваться от свои́х роди́телей?
Can you break away from your parents?
Typical usagePRO
Place and movement: from/away from
уйти от него́
to get away from him
отойти от двери́
to step away from the door
недалеко́ от до́ма
not far from home
сле́ва от до́ма
to the left of the house
Ranges and amounts
от ... до ...
from ... to ...
це́ны от 10 евро
prices from 10 euros
от и до
from A to Z; completely
Cause/result: from (because of)
дрожа́ть от хо́лада
to shiver from the cold
пла́кать от ра́дости
to cry with joy
смея́ться от сча́стья
to laugh from happiness
просыпа́ться от шу́ма
to wake up because of noise
Fixed expressions
- от всей души́from the heart
- От головы́ до но́гFrom head to toe
- от ве́ка и до ве́каfrom everlasting to everlasting; from century to century
- от бо́гаgifted
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