відповідно до

Conformity Preposition Відповідно До

Level 6Sounds Like vídpovídno do

Use відповідно до to express that an action or state complies with a rule, law, or standard. It is the standard choice for formal, legal, and professional Ukrainian.

How It Works

відповідно до is a cornerstone of the official-business and academic styles in Ukrainian. While it translates to 'according to,' it carries a strong nuance of conformity and compliance.

1. Grammatical Structure:
The phrase always follows the pattern: відповідно до + [Noun in Genitive Case]. Because it contains the preposition до, the following noun must take the genitive ending.

2. Punctuation:
Phrases starting with відповідно до are not usually set off by commas. However, if you use the standalone adverb відповідно (meaning 'consequently'), it must be isolated by commas as a parenthetical element.

3. Comparison with 'згідно з':
Both mean 'according to' and are often interchangeable in legal and official documents. However, they require different cases: відповідно до takes the Genitive, while згідно з takes the Instrumental case.

4. Euphony with 'згідно з':
When using the alternative 'згідно з', remember the rules of euphony. The preposition з changes to зі or із before words starting with multiple consonants to maintain flow (e.g., згідно зі статтею, згідно із графіком).

Examples (4)

  1. Ми діємо відповідно до закону.

    We are acting in accordance with the law.

    Word by Word: We act correspondingly to law.

    Here, 'закону' is the Genitive singular of 'закон'. This is a standard formal statement of compliance.

  2. Відповідно до плану, робота почнеться завтра.

    According to the plan, the work will begin tomorrow.

    Word by Word: Correspondingly to plan, work will-begin tomorrow.

    The phrase sets the logical framework for the action. 'Плану' is in the Genitive case.

  3. Рішення прийнято відповідно до результатів голосування.

    The decision was made in accordance with the voting results.

    Word by Word: Decision [is] taken correspondingly to results [of] voting.

    This uses the plural Genitive 'результатів'. It shows the decision was dictated by the outcome.

  4. Все було зроблено відповідно до ваших інструкцій.

    Everything was done in accordance with your instructions.

    Word by Word: Everything was done correspondingly to your instructions.

    Demonstrates compliance with a specific set of directions provided by someone.

Common Mistakes

  • Grammatical contamination: using 'згідно до'.

    згідно до закону
    відповідно до закону

    A very common error is mixing two patterns: відповідно до (which takes the Genitive) and 'згідно з' (which takes the Instrumental). The hybrid 'згідно до' is considered incorrect in standard Ukrainian.

  • Using the Russian-influenced construction 'у відповідності з'.

    у відповідності з планом
    відповідно до плану

    The phrase 'у відповідності з' is a calque from Russian and is considered non-standard 'clericalism'. Use відповідно до to sound more natural.

  • Confusing the prepositional phrase with the standalone adverb 'відповідно'.

    Він відповідно не прийшов.
    Він, відповідно, не прийшов.

    The prepositional phrase 'відповідно до' needs no commas. The adverb 'відповідно' meaning 'consequently' is parenthetical and is set off by commas; without them the word reads as 'accordingly'.

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Learn This First

To use 'відповідно до', you must understand how the preposition 'до' functions and how to decline nouns in the genitive case. Since this pattern is common in formal and administrative Ukrainian, familiarity with verbal nouns is also highly beneficial.

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