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над

Translation of над

over

Russian word in Latin letters: nad

Meaning of над

Russian

выше чего-то, сверху

English

above something

over

Pronunciation

Russian · Male
[nat]
Russian · Female

Traps and common mistakes

Над стол or над столом?

над столом

над takes the instrumental case.

Don't say над стол. Say над столом: над is followed by the instrumental case.

Птицы кружат над морем.

Birds are circling over the sea.

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Translate these short sentences from English into Russian using the word you are learning. Then open one possible answer and compare it with yours. This is practice, not a test.

  1. The picture hangs over the fireplace.

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    Картина висит над камином.

  2. The plane flew over the city last night.

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    Самолёт пролетел над городом прошлой ночью.

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Questions about this word

над meaning: what does it mean?

above something

над pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

над is pronounced as [nat]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

над definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The picture hangs over the fireplace. Translation: Картина висит над камином.

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