у
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Meanings
- atоколо, рядом с
- by, atplaceу + object in genitive case
- fromtake, borrowу + object in genitive case
- fromот
- howlвой собаки, волка
- nearоколо, рядом с
- withу + object in genitive case
Usage notes
у окна́ - by the window\nУ Ива́на есть маши́на - Ivan has a car\n\nThis 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.
- Я не зна́ю, будет ли у меня вре́мя.I don't know if I'll have time.
- У тебя не хвата́ет терпе́ния на меня.You're so impatient with me.
