от
- 1.
from (away)
Отодви́нь крова́ть от стены́.
Move the bed away from the wall.
от + place in genitive case
- 2.
from (part of a whole)
Э́то рука́в от руба́шки.
It's a shirt's sleeve.
от + object in genitive case
- 3.
from (cause)
Он у́мер от диабе́та.
He died from diabetes.
от + cause in genitive case
- 4.
from (distance)
От Петербу́рга до Москвы́ о́коло 650 км
It's about 650 km from Moscow to Saint Petersburg.
от + place in genitive case
- 5.
from (someone)
Это пода́рок от ма́мы.
It's a gift from my mom.
от + person in genitive case
- 6.
from (range)
Биле́ты сто́ят от 200 до 400 рубле́й.
Tickets cost from 200 to 400 roubles.
- 7.
for, against a purpose
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.
от + object in genitive case
- 8.
of
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
от + time in genitive case
Usage info
От +genitive: (i) От appears in contexts involving protection, evasion, riddance etc.:
Examples
От его шу́тки мы все рассмея́лись.
His joke made us all laugh.
Я отказа́лся от э́того предложе́ния.
I rejected the offer.
После совеща́ния, президе́нт Миттеран отмежева́лся от заявле́ния.
After the summit, President Mitterand said that he dissociated himself from the statement.
Fixed expressions
from the heart
From head to toe
from everlasting to everlasting; from century to century
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
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drvuquangson edited usage info 3 years ago.
Lucian edited word type 7 years ago.
