каля / ля / пасля / для + Genitive
Genitive After Каля, Ля, Пасля and Для
Каля (near), ля (by), пасля (after) and для (for) are always followed by the genitive: пасля ўрока (after class), для сястры (for my sister).
How It Works
каля — near; about. Я жыву каля ракі (I live near the river). With amounts and time, каля means "about": каля гадзіны (about an hour).
ля — by, next to. Стол стаіць ля акна (The table is by the window). Ля means "near, by" like каля, but it is used only for place.
пасля — after. пасля ўрока (after class), пасля працы (after work), пасля абеду (after lunch). The у of урок is written ў after the vowel of пасля (see у and ў).
для — for. падарунак для сястры (a present for my sister), Гэта для цябе (This is for you), кніга для дзяцей (a book for children). With verbs of giving, the receiver is usually in the dative instead: Я даю кнігу сястры.
Pronouns take their genitive forms with no added н-: каля мяне, для яго, пасля яе.
Examples (6)
- Я жыву каля ракі.
I live near the river.
Рака → ракі.
- Стол стаіць ля акна.
The table is by the window.
Акно → акна.
- Пасля ўрока мы ідзём у кавярню.
After class we are going to a café.
Урок → ўрока; у becomes ў after a vowel.
- Гэта падарунак для сястры.
This is a present for my sister.
Сястра → сястры.
- Я чакаю ўжо каля гадзіны.
I have been waiting for about an hour already.
With time, каля means "about": гадзіна → гадзіны.
- Гэта кава для мяне?
Is this coffee for me?
Я → мяне, the genitive.
Common Mistakes
Using the dative form of a pronoun after для.
Гэта для мне.Гэта для мяне.Для takes the genitive, so "for me" is для мяне. Мне is the dative.
Keeping the nominative after пасля.
Пасля ўрок мы ідзём дадому.Пасля ўрока мы ідзём дадому.Пасля always takes the genitive: урок → ўрока.
How It Connects
Learn This First
The prepositions use the genitive.
Related Patterns
- без + GenitiveGenitive After Без
Без is another preposition that always takes the genitive.
Level 2 - да + GenitiveGoing to with Да and the Genitive
Да also takes the genitive and marks movement toward a person or place.
Level 2 - ад + GenitiveFrom with Ад and the Genitive
Ад takes the genitive and means "from" or "away from".
Level 2 - замест / акрамяInstead of and Except
Later genitive prepositions: instead of and except.
Level 3 - Dative for the Recipient
The plain dative often replaces для with verbs of giving.
Level 2 - у / ў after a VowelУ Becomes Ў After a Vowel
Explains пасля ўрока: у becomes ў after a vowel.
Level 1
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