по
- 1.
along, down, through, across, around
Я иду́ по у́лице. - I'm walking down the street.по + Location of walking, going in dative case
- 2.
about, under, for, on
Учебник по фи́зике. - Physics book.по + object in dative case
- 3.
by the means of, on
Говори́ть по телефо́ну - to talk on the phoneпо + object in dative case
- 4.
hit or punch somewhere
Он уда́рил меня́ по лицу́. - He punched me in the face.по + hit region in dative case
- 5.
after a certain age
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)
Я всади́л штык по ду́ло ружья́. - I stuck a bayonet to the muzzle of the gun.по + accusative case
- 7.
on the subject of, on
+dative
- 8.
on (weekdays, specific part of a day)
по понеде́льникам - on Mondaysпо + day in dative plural
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:
Fixed expressions
as compared with
about
by last name
at least
light insanity
not to one's liking; dislike
Examples
- Микрофо́н по какой-то причи́не до э́того не рабо́тал.For some reason the microphone didn't work earlier.
- При́зрак бро́дит по Евро́пе, при́зрак коммуни́зма.A spectre haunts Europe: the spectre of communism.
- Не надо суди́ть по вне́шности.You shouldn't judge by appearance.
- По англи́йскому он, пожалуй, ху́же всех в кла́ссе.He is rather behind the rest of his class in English.
- Мне как-то неспоко́йно по по́воду сда́чи кро́ви.I'm uneasy about donating blood.
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