на

Russian

preposition
Definitions
  • (+accusative) onto, on
  • (+accusative) places, only certain nouns nearby, by (in the sense of near). Interchangable with уу (which requires genitive case).
  • (+accusative) to, toward
  • (+accusative) to set out for (in the sense "to start an activity with the intention of finishing it"), to go for
  • (+accusative) duration, value, purpose for
  • (+accusative) about, for
  • (mathematics) over; by; divided by
  • (+accusative) time in, for
  • (+accusative) time in, for
  • (+prepositional) on, upon
  • (+prepositional) only with certain nouns in, at
  • (+prepositional) using a means of transport to get somewhere (while вв is just 'to be in something')
  • (+prepositional) runs/operates only because of someone/something; works on, runs on
  • (+prepositional) is assigned to
  • (+prepositional) with, for
  • (neologism) being dominated by a certain emotional state
  • (neologism) accomplishing something while being dominated by a certain emotional state and primarily because of it

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *na (to, on) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neh₃.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂neh₃

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