у
Definitions
- 1.The twenty-first letter of the Russian alphabet, called у (u), and written in the Cyrillic script.
- 2.The name of the Cyrillic script letter У.
- 3.The name of the Latin-script letter U/u.
- 4.Wu (language)
- 5.at, by, near
сиде́ть у окна́
sidétʹ u okná — to sit by the window
жить у мо́ря
žitʹ u mórja — to live by the sea
Оте́ц у сы́на.
Otéc u sýna. — The father is at his son’s (house).
- 6.in the possession of (used to express "to have")
У вас есть каранда́ш?
U vas jestʹ karandáš? — Do you have a pencil?
У меня́ нет карандаша́.
U menjá net karandašá. — I don’t have a pencil.
- 7.belonging to (used to denote ownership of body parts or appendages of objects)
но́жка у сту́ла
nóžka u stúla — chair leg
У меня́ боли́т живо́т.
U menjá bolít živót. — My stomach hurts.
У вас в голове́ не укла́дывается.
U vas v golové ne ukládyvajetsja. — It's not getting into your head.
- 8.from, of (in some constructions)
узна́ть у друзе́й
uznátʹ u druzéj — to learn from friends
попроси́ть у кого́-либо проще́ния
poprosítʹ u kovó-libo proščénija — to ask forgiveness of someone
укра́сть у кого́-либо
ukrástʹ u kovó-libo — to steal from someone
Synonyms & related words
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic у (u), from Proto-Slavic *u.
Forms
- uromanization
- Уuppercase