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за

Daily used word (top 100)

Translation

  • 1.

    behind

    за + location in instrumental case

    Example: Гара́ж нахо́дится за домо́м. - The garage is behind the house.
  • 2.

    at (location)

    за + location in instrumental case

    Example: Го́сти сиде́ли за столо́м и у́жинали. - The guests were sitting at the table and having dinner.
  • 3.

    at (direction)

    за + location in accusative case

    Example: Го́сти сня́ли пальто́ и се́ли за стол. - The guests took off their coats and sat at the table.
  • 4.

    for (in support of)

    за + object in accusative case

    Example: Он голосова́л за Тра́мпа. - He voted for Trump.
  • 5.

    for (mistake for)

    за + object in accusative case

    Example: Его́ при́няли за её́ му́жа. - He was mistaken for her husband.
  • 6.

    for (reason)

    за + object in accusative case

    Example: Он отсиде́л 5 лет за ограбле́ние. - He did 5 years in prison for robbery.
  • 7.

    for (duration)

    Example: Он работал там два месяца. - He worked there for two months.
  • 8.

    following after, chasing after

    за + object in instrumental case

    Example: Почему́ он бежи́т за на́ми? Что он хо́чет от нас? - Why is he running after us? Does he need something?
  • 9.

    over (a certain age)

    за + number in accusative case

    Example: Я ду́маю, ему́ уже за 50. - I think he's over 50.
  • 10.

    beyond, on the far side of

    за + object in instrumental case

    Example: Что лежи́т за преде́лами наблюда́емой Вселе́нной? - What lies beyond the edge of the observable universe?
  • 11.

    out of (location)

    за + object in instrumental case

    Example: Я был вчера́ за́ городом. - I was out of town yesterday.

Usage info

за то: for the fact за это: for this за...До: From...to is used for: (i) Thanking, paying, rewarding, punishing for (ii) Identifying, evaluating as (iii) Seizing, holding, leading by (iv) Feelings experienced on behalf of someone else (v) The meaning ‘in favour of’ Note: "Что это за" in the meaning "какой" does not affect the case of the dependent noun.

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  • ghen edited usage info 4 months ago.
  • drvuquangson edited usage info 2 years ago.
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