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Top 100preposition

у

[u]at, by, near

Frequency rank #20 About 1 in every 140 words in Russian film and TV. The top 100 words make up 53.1% of everything said.
у #20

Meaning

  1. at, by, near
  2. in the possession of
  3. belonging to

Examples

Я у дру́га.

I’m at a friend’s place.

сиде́ть у окна́

to sit by the window

Related

  • у also: noun, Wu

Forms by frequency

  • у#16

Words near #20

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