от
Daily used word (top 100)
- 1.
from (away)
от + place in genitive case
Отодви́нь крова́ть от стены́.
Move the bed away from the wall.
- 2.
from (part of a whole)
от + object in genitive case
Э́то рука́в от руба́шки.
It's a shirt's sleeve.
- 3.
from (cause)
от + cause in genitive case
Он у́мер от диабе́та.
He died from diabetes.
- 4.
from (distance)
от + place in genitive case
От Петербу́рга до Москвы́ о́коло 650 км
It's about 650 km from Moscow to Saint Petersburg.
- 5.
from (someone)
от + person in genitive case
Это пода́рок от ма́мы.
It's a gift from my mom.
- 6.
from (range)
Биле́ты сто́ят от 200 до 400 рубле́й.
Tickets cost from 200 to 400 roubles.
- 7.
for, against a purpose
от + object in genitive case
У меня́ грипп, и до́ктор вы́писал мне табле́тки от ка́шля.
I have the flu, and doctor prescribed to take these pills for a bad cough.
- 8.
of
от + time in genitive case
Российская академия наук учреждена по распоряжению императора Петра I Указом правительствующего Сената от 28 января (8 февраля) 1724 года
The Russian Academy of Sciences was established by order of Emperor Peter I by Decree of the Governing Senate of January 28 (February 8), 1724
Usage info
От +genitive: (i) От appears in contexts involving protection, evasion, riddance etc.:
Examples
- Она хоте́ла сбежа́ть от повседне́вности.She wanted to get away from everyday life.
- Шко́ле следует отказа́ться от унифо́рмы.The school should do away with the uniform.
- Несча́стные слу́чаи происхо́дят от беспе́чности.Accidents arise from carelessness.
- Пульт от телеви́зора под дива́ном.The TV remote control is under the couch.
Fixed expressions
from the heart
From head to toe
from everlasting to everlasting; from century to century
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drvuquangson edited usage info 3 years ago.
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