Verbs with Fixed Prepositions

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Learn these verbs together with their preposition and case: залежаць ад (depend on) + genitive, спадзявацца на (count on) + accusative, згаджацца з (agree with) + instrumental: Усё залежыць ад цябе. (Everything depends on you.)

How It Works

A verb and its preposition work as one unit, and the preposition sets the case of the noun after it. Here are common ones:

  • залежаць ад + genitive (to depend on): Усё залежыць ад надвор'я. See ад with the genitive.
  • складацца з + genitive (to consist of): Кніга складаецца з трох частак.
  • спадзявацца на + accusative (to hope for, to count on): Я спадзяюся на тваю дапамогу.
  • згаджацца / згадзіцца з + instrumental (to agree with a person or opinion): Я згаджаюся з табой.
  • згаджацца / згадзіцца на + accusative (to agree to a plan or offer): Ён згадзіўся на нашу прапанову.
  • удзельнічаць у + locative (to take part in): Яна ўдзельнічае ў конкурсе.
  • верыць у + accusative (to believe in): Я веру ў цябе.
  • глядзець на + accusative (to look at): Паглядзі на гэтае фота.

Several verbs differ from Russian or English and have their own entries: смяяцца з (laugh at), хварэць на (be ill with) and сумаваць па (miss).

Some English verbs need a preposition where Belarusian needs none. Чакаць (wait for) and слухаць (listen to) take a direct object: Я чакаю сябра. Other verbs take a bare case with no preposition at all: see verbs with the dative, verbs with the genitive and verbs with the instrumental.

Examples (6)

  1. Усё залежыць ад цябе.

    Everything depends on you.

    Word by Word: All depends from you.

  2. Кніга складаецца з трох частак.

    The book has three parts.

    Word by Word: Book consists from three parts.

    З takes the genitive: трох частак.

  3. Я спадзяюся на тваю дапамогу.

    I am counting on your help.

    Word by Word: I hope on your help.

  4. Я згаджаюся з табой.

    I agree with you.

    Word by Word: I agree with you.

  5. Ён згадзіўся на нашу прапанову.

    He agreed to our proposal.

    Word by Word: He agreed on our proposal.

    Згадзіцца з is used for a person or opinion; згадзіцца на is used for an offer.

  6. Яна ўдзельнічае ў конкурсе.

    She is taking part in a competition.

    Word by Word: She participates in competition.

Common Mistakes

  • Copying the English preposition on.

    Усё залежыць на надвор'і.
    Усё залежыць ад надвор'я.

    Залежаць always takes ад with the genitive: ад надвор'я.

  • Adding a preposition to чакаць, as in English wait for.

    Я чакаю для сябра.
    Я чакаю сябра.

    Чакаць takes its object directly, with no preposition.

  • Keeping the nominative after the preposition.

    Кніга складаецца з тры часткі.
    Кніга складаецца з трох частак.

    З here takes the genitive, so the number and noun change: трох частак.

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