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- 1.
(possession)
у + subject in genitive case
Example: У неё́ есть маши́на. - She has a car. - 2.
by, at (place)
у + object in genitive case
Example: Заброни́руй ме́сто у окна́! - Book a window seat! - 3.
with
у + object in genitive case
Example: Он до́лго жил у роди́телей дру́га. - He was living with his friend's parents. - 4.
from (take, borrow)
у + object in genitive case
Example: Ма́ша взяла́ это пла́тье у подру́ги. - Masha borrowed this dress from her friend.
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 меня нет слов.I am speechless.
- У тебя болит голова́?Have you got a headache?
- На голове́ у Саши была́ огро́мная ши́шка.Sasha had a huge bump on his head.
- У него вдвое больше книг, чем у меня.He has twice as many books as I do.
- У а́втора краси́вый стиль.The author has a beautiful style.
- Я спроси́л у него, как его зову́т.I asked him his name.
- Я не зна́ю, будет ли у меня вре́мя.I don't know if I'll have time.
- 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 меня есть привы́чка встава́ть рано.I have a habit of getting up early.
- Я не зна́ю, есть ли все еще у меня э́то.I don't know if I still have it.
Contributions
_999 edited usage info 2 months ago.
Дёвьсынъ edited usage info 4 years ago.
Lucian edited word type 6 years ago.
