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- 1.
(possession)
Example: У неё́ есть маши́на. - She has a car.
Info: у + subject in genitive case
- 2.
by
Also: at (place)
Example: Заброни́руй ме́сто у окна́! - Book a window seat!
Info: у + object in genitive case
- 3.
with
Example: Он до́лго жил у роди́телей дру́га. - He was living with his friend's parents.
Info: у + object in genitive case
- 4.
from (take, borrow)
Example: Ма́ша взяла́ это пла́тье у подру́ги. - Masha borrowed this dress from her friend.
Info: 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 car'. Otherwise, people who have just the one verb for 'to have' in their native languages (and express possession in an SVO-manner) can't make head nor tail of this most Russian of ways of expressing possession ('име́ть' admittedly means 'to have', but not usually in the literal sense).
Examples
- У Ма́йка есть не́сколько друзе́й во Флориде.Mike has a few friends in Florida.
- У него много враго́в в ми́ре поли́тики.He has many enemies in the political world.
- В про́шлом изве́стие о том, что у тебя туберкулёз, бы́ло равноце́нно сме́ртному пригово́ру.Some years ago, learning that one had tuberculosis amounted to hearing a sentence of death.
- У меня нет нико́го, кто бы со мной пое́хал.I don't have anyone who'd travel with me.
- У меня нет слов.I am speechless.
- Соба́ки не уме́ют разгова́ривать, но глаза у пёсика как будто сказа́ли: "Нет, у меня нет дома".Dogs can't speak, but it appeared as if the eyes of the dog said, "No, I don't have a home."
- У Вас есть прачечная?Do you have laundry service?
- У Билла есть много друзе́й.Bill has many friends.
- У а́втора краси́вый стиль.The author has a beautiful style.
- Э́то займёт у меня слишком много вре́мени, чтобы объясни́ть, почему э́то не будет рабо́тать.It would take me too much time to explain to you why it's not going to work.
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Дёвьсынъ edited usage info 4 years ago.
Lucian edited word type 6 years ago.
