Locative Case Singular
Месны склон
Vocabulary
- шпіталі — Uncle works in the hospital.
- ходзішчы — People are standing on the sidewalk.
- горадзе — Hanna lives in the city.
- Дзядзька працуе ў шпіталі. —
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Locative Case Singular
Месны склон
8-III: The Locative Case — пры, на, у
The locative case (месны склон) is used with prepositions to indicate location: у/ў (in, at), на (on, at), пры (near, by, in the presence of). It answers the question дзе? (where?).
Feminine nouns (-а/-я) take the endings -е, -і, or -ы in the locative:
Masculine nouns (consonant ending) take -е, -э, -і, or -у/-ю:
Neuter nouns take -е, -і, or -ы:
Remember the phonetic rule from 8-15Ф: after back consonants г, к, х, use -і instead of -е/-ы:
рака → на рацэ́ (but: дарога → на даро́зе) — on the river; on the road
рука → у руцэ́ — in the hand
Vocabulary
| Belarusian | English | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| шпіталі | Uncle works in the hospital. | — |
| ходзішчы | People are standing on the sidewalk. | — |
| горадзе | Hanna lives in the city. | — |
| Дзядзька працуе ў шпіталі. | — |
Practice
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