от

daily used word (top 100)

Translation

1.
from (away)
Example: Отодви́нь крова́ть от стены́. - Move the bed away from the wall.
Info: от + place in genitive case
2.
from (part of a whole)
Example: Э́то рука́в от руба́шки. - It's a shirt's sleeve.
Info: от + object in genitive case
3.
from (cause)
Example: Он у́мер от диабе́та. - He died from diabetes.
Info: от + cause in genitive case
4.
from (distance)
Example: От Петербу́рга до Москвы́ о́коло 650 км - It's about 650 km from Moscow to Saint Petersburg.
Info: от + place in genitive case
5.
from (someone)
Example: Это пода́рок от ма́мы. - It's a gift from my mom.
Info: от + person in genitive case
6.
from (range)
Example: Биле́ты сто́ят от 200 до 400 рубле́й. - Tickets cost from 200 to 400 roubles.
7.
for
Also: against a purpose
Example: 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.
Info: от + object in genitive case