у
daily used word (top 100)
- 1.
(possession)
У неё́ есть маши́на. - She has a car.у + subject in genitive case
- 2.
by, at (place)
Заброни́руй ме́сто у окна́! - Book a window seat!у + object in genitive case
- 3.
with
Он до́лго жил у роди́телей дру́га. - He was living with his friend's parents.у + object in genitive case
- 4.
from (take, borrow)
Ма́ша взяла́ это пла́тье у подру́ги. - Masha borrowed this dress from her friend.у + object in genitive case
Usage info
у окна́ - by the window У Ива́на есть маши́на - Ivan has a car
This last example shows that it is imperative for learners of Russian to know that the construction literally means: ́At/near/on ... Ivan is a caŕ. Otherwise, people who have just the one verb for ́to havé in their native languages (and express possession in an SVO-manner) cańt make head nor tail of this most Russian of ways of expressing possession (́име́ть́ admittedly means ́to havé, but not usually in the literal sense).
Examples
- У него есть "тойота".He has a Toyota.
- У бра́тьев Гримм Кра́сное Шапочко сре́днего рода, а у Шарля Перро мужско́го.Brothers Grimm’s Little Red Riding Hood has a neutral gender, while Charles Perrault’s has a masculine one.
- Видимо, у твое́й соба́ки действительно депре́ссия.Your dog may be really depressed.
- У слов poison и potion общее происхожде́ние.The words poison and potion are cognates.
- В после́дний раз, когда я ви́дел Кента́, у него всё бы́ло хорошо.The last time I saw Kent, he was very well.
- У ка́ждого наро́да есть свои́ со́бственные ми́фы.Every nation has its own myths.
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_999 edited usage info 9 months ago.
Дёвьсынъ edited usage info 5 years ago.
Lucian edited word type 7 years ago.
