Prepositions
Most prepositions are short, one-syllable words and, obviously, indeclinable. They are, however, extremely important grammatical words, and the material below will help you to revise both the principal meanings and pronunciation of the most frequently used prepositions.
More information on prepositions in Ukrainian, their meanings, use and the cases they take: Read Ukrainian! pages 16.4, 16.5 and 16.6.
безwithout
бі́ляnear to, by
бли́зькоnear to
в/уin; into; in the possession of
відfrom
впродо́вж/упродо́вжalong, in the course of, during
дляfor
доto, until
заin the course of; for, in exchange for; after, beyond; according to
завдяки́thanks to
з/зі/ізfrom, of; with
за́містьinstead of
ко́лоnear to
крізьthrough
крімexcept for
між, по́мі́жamong
наon; onto; for
навко́лоaround
над, по́надabove, over
о/обat (with time by the clock)
пе́редbefore, in front of
під, по́пі́дunder, below, near
пі́сляafter
поup to, as far as; along; after
по́заbeyond
по́приin spite of
приby, attached to, in the presence of
проabout
про́тиagainst
про́тягомduring, in the course of
се́редamong
че́резacross, through, because of
що́доas to, concerning