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по

Daily used word (top 100)

Translation

  • 1.

    along, down, through, across

    по + Location of walking, going in dative case

    Example: Я иду́ по у́лице. - I'm walking down the street.
  • 2.

    about, under, for

    по + object in dative case

    Example: Учебник по фи́зике. - Physics book.
  • 3.

    by the means of (por medio de), on

    по + object in dative case

    Example: Говори́ть по телефо́ну - to talk on the phone
  • 4.

    hit or punch somewhere

    по + hit region in dative case

    Example: Он уда́рил меня́ по лицу́. - He punched me in the face.
  • 5.

    after a certain age

    Example: Дееспосо́бность возника́ет у лица́ по достиже́нии 18 лет. - A person acquires legal capacity at the age of 18.
  • 6.

    to (indicating to the end or limit of an object)

    по + accusative case

    Example: Я всади́л штык по ду́ло ружья́. - I stuck a bayonet to the muzzle of the gun.
  • 7.

    on the subject of, on

    +prepositional

  • 8.

    on (weekdays)

    по + day in dative plural

    Example: по понеде́льникам - on Mondays

Usage info

По + dative: (i) With nouns that denote means of communication (ii) In the meaning ‘according to’, ‘by’ etc (iii) To denote a criterion for judgment (iv) To denote a target, especially a moving or diffuse target (v) To define the ‘frame of reference’ of persons, groups, objects etc.: (vi) With ordinal numerals, to denote position in a scale of dimensions or priorities:

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  • ghen edited translation 8 months ago.
  • ghen edited translation 8 months ago.
  • IvanaRedHead edited translation 9 months ago.
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