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К (motion)
The Russians also use the preposition к to mean “to” in the sense of “to someone's home/place.” К becomes ко before certain words, most particularly in the phrase «ко мне». — Где ты был? — Я ходил к Тане. “Where were you?” “I went to Tanya's place.” Я… more »
У (location)
The Russians also use the preposition у to mean “at” in the sense of “at someone's home/place.” In this sense it is similar to chez in French. — Где ты был? — У Тани. “Where were you?” “At Tanya's place.” Завтра мы будем ужинать у Ивановых. Tomorrow we… more »
Делать/сделать
Let's think about the verb делать/сделать. The nice thing about this verb is that it is completely regular: it has no irregular endings whatsoever. to do; to make Imperfective Perfective Infinitive делать сделать Past делал делала делало делали сделал… more »
На (motion)
The second-most common word for “to” in Russian is “на” followed by the accusative case. This is potentially confusing because “на” followed by the prepositional case often means “at.” Observe the contrast: Мама на работе? Is Mom at work? Мама поехала… more »
В (motion)
The most common word for “to” in Russian is “в” followed by the accusative case. This is tricky for Gringos because “в” followed by prepositional means “at.” Observe the contrast: Mама в магазине. “Mom is at the store.” Mама пошла в магазин. “Mom has… more »