Russian Prepositions with Case

Nominative (1) Usually, nominative has no prepositions, but there is several cases where some scholars believe it has:

Dative (3) () - to, towards - many meanings in English (no direct translation) - thanks to - contrary to, despite - in defiance of (more intense than ) - according to, in accordance with - according Accusative (4)

() - (what a) - into, as a (plural denoting new state)

Genitive (2)

- without - outside of - instead of - about, around - around - until - for () - of, outside of - - from behind - - from below - except (for) - past (movement) () - off, (away) from - after - at, close to. () - among () - against, across from - near, close - along - by, near () - (down) from - inside, within - for the sake of - on the eve

- to - to - approx - behind - against (physical contact) - under - up to, as far as - on the topic of - through, across - in, after, by Instrumental (5)

() - with - above, on top of - under, beneath - behind, before - in front of - in between

Prepositional (6)

- in - in - in times of, in the presence of () - about

In order to distinguish between and to mean in, a rule can be "if one can inhabit or enter a space where something is happening, it is and otherwise it is . However, this rule is so general it is better to say this, one must learn the different nouns which take one or the other.

Gen plural

Prepositions with 2 cases Russian prepositions can have 2 cases. The ACCUSATIVE and the GENITIVE cases are used to express movement: Accusative pertains to destination, while Genitive indicates the source of movement. The INSTRUMENTAL and the PREPOSITIONAL are used to express staticness. Accusative and Prepositional

or - in, inside of - on, on top of

Accusative and instrumental

- behind, for - under

Prepositions with 3 cases Accusative, Genitive, Instrumental

- approximately (Acc.), from (Gen.), with (Inst.)

Accusative, Prepositional, Dative

- to & including; apiece (Acc.), upon, directly after (Prep.), along, according to (Dat.)

Examples Accusative (4) . The book fell on the floor. ! For the Motherland! Genitive (2) . Four chairs are standing around the table. . The couch is standing against the wall. . He's coming out of the university. B . I'm coming back from work.

Dative (3) . The vase is moved towards the edge of the table. . I'm going to my parents'. Instrumental (5) . The lamp hangs under the ceiling. . Igor walks with a friend. . He's standing behind the door. Prepositional (6) . The table and the chairs are in the middle of the room. . The vase stands on the table. . The book and the things are lying on the table. . The television is on the small table. . The painting hangs on the wall.
Note: using the preposition "/" when saying you're in a place, or going to a place, works in the majority of cases; however, some places require you to use " " instead of "/".

For example
P . I work at the university.

but:
P (-). I work at the faculty (of something).

Similarly:
. I'm going to the office.

but:
. I'm going to work.
And more. There is a limited number of those, but the use of "" over that of "/" is mandatory in these cases.