Russian preposition за (behind, beyond, over, at, after, for)

ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS: behind, over, at, after, for (accusative only)

In Russian, the preposition “**за” is employed in order to denote the position of one thing in relation to another. Examples:

• The chair is behind the desk.
• стул за столом.
• Stul za stalom.
• They drove beyond the borders.
• они поехали за границу.
• Oni payekhali za dranitsu.
• I’m standing behind you in the picture.
• Я стою за вами на картинке.
• Ya stoyu za vami na kartinke.
• Always look beyond the appearance.
• всегда заглянуть за внешний вид.
• Vsegda zaglyanut’ za vneishnii vid.
• She paid for my dinner.
• она заплатила за свой обед.
• Ona zaplatila za sboi abied.
• They thanked the doctor for his dedication.
• они благодарили врача за его преданность.
• Oni blagadarili vracha za yego predannost’.

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