{"id":10180,"date":"2017-08-03T07:38:29","date_gmt":"2017-08-03T07:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=10180"},"modified":"2017-08-03T13:09:44","modified_gmt":"2017-08-03T13:09:44","slug":"two-ways-of-saying-for-in-russian-whats-the-difference-between-%d0%b4%d0%bb%d1%8f-and-%d0%b7%d0%b0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/two-ways-of-saying-for-in-russian-whats-the-difference-between-%d0%b4%d0%bb%d1%8f-and-%d0%b7%d0%b0\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Ways of Saying &#8220;For&#8221; in Russian: What&#8217;s The Difference Between \u0414\u043b\u044f And \u0417\u0430?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you look up &#8220;for&#8221; in a Russian dictionary, you will see at least two options \u2014 \u0434\u043b\u044f and \u0437\u0430. I will list some of the most common scenarios where you would use either preposition so you can grasp the difference better.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10187\" style=\"width: 835px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/centralasian\/6564610757\/in\/photolist-b16m56-fNCEaf-b1uFhk-g6E6Zf-eCvNb-3KXXUi-kC23QK-8Q844v-kC2xSk-d1TE5m-aTk6Ga-9y46yn-b27y5F-b27L5i-fNCE7w-bWQ4hL-9y7fQE-b27DGr-5hpKhj-Qd7KWx-bWxNEa-b27tMz-aTkwWr-egUV8g-RJCj75-bWxz1B-cdURef-bWxLNv-bVZEiw-fNCEjG-aTkzri-aTk4He-byMozk-kC1Z2H-bUXcYq-5iFej-V97pKw-fAukmQ-fAuaQQ-kC1Y1z-kC2pdr-bWxMk8-bUXcEs-b16muz-b16kRF-bVZDjm-fAehAp-b16meZ-b16kqv-aJPSjF\" aria-label=\"Poster\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10187\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10187\"  alt=\"Political poster\" width=\"825\" height=\"550\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/poster.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/poster.jpg 825w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/poster-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/poster-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10187\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Poster reads &#8220;I love Russia; I support fair elections.&#8221;<br \/>Image from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/centralasian\/6564610757\/in\/photolist-b16m56-fNCEaf-b1uFhk-g6E6Zf-eCvNb-3KXXUi-kC23QK-8Q844v-kC2xSk-d1TE5m-aTk6Ga-9y46yn-b27y5F-b27L5i-fNCE7w-bWQ4hL-9y7fQE-b27DGr-5hpKhj-Qd7KWx-bWxNEa-b27tMz-aTkwWr-egUV8g-RJCj75-bWxz1B-cdURef-bWxLNv-bVZEiw-fNCEjG-aTkzri-aTk4He-byMozk-kC1Z2H-bUXcYq-5iFej-V97pKw-fAukmQ-fAuaQQ-kC1Y1z-kC2pdr-bWxMk8-bUXcEs-b16muz-b16kRF-bVZDjm-fAehAp-b16meZ-b16kqv-aJPSjF\">cea +<\/a> on flickr.com<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>\u0417\u0430 + accusative<\/h2>\n<h3>Support<\/h3>\n<p>\u0417\u0430 expresses someone&#8217;s support of a particular cause, candidate, or course of action.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u0417\u0430 \u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e\u0301 \u0432\u044b \u0433\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0441\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0301\u043b\u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0301\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u0432\u044b\u0301\u0431\u043e\u0440\u0430\u0445? (Who did you vote for in the last election?)<\/li>\n<li>\u041f\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0444\u0438\u0301\u0441\u0442\u044b \u0431\u043e\u0301\u0440\u044e\u0442\u0441\u044f \u0437\u0430 \u043c\u0438\u0440 \u0432\u043e \u0432\u0441\u0451\u043c \u043c\u0438\u0301\u0440\u0435. (Pacifists fight for world peace.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Exchange<\/h3>\n<p>\u0417\u0430 can also refer to any sort of exchange or specifically a monetary purchase.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u042f \u043a\u0443\u043f\u0438\u0301\u043b \u044d\u0301\u0442\u0438 \u0431\u0440\u044e\u0301\u043a\u0438 \u0437\u0430 4 \u0442\u044b\u0301\u0441\u044f\u0447\u0438 \u0440\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0435\u0301\u0439. (I bought these trousers for 4,000 rubles.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Substitution<\/h3>\n<p>A related usage is someone or something representing someone or something else or acting in their\/its stead.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u0412\u043e \u0432\u0440\u0435\u0301\u043c\u044f \u043c\u043e\u0435\u0301\u0439 \u0431\u043e\u043b\u0435\u0301\u0437\u043d\u0438 \u043a\u043e\u043b\u043b\u0435\u0301\u0433\u0438 \u0432\u044b\u043f\u043e\u043b\u043d\u044f\u0301\u043b\u0438 \u043c\u043e\u0438\u0301 \u043e\u0431\u044f\u0301\u0437\u0430\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0437\u0430 \u043c\u0435\u043d\u044f\u0301. (My co-workers fulfilled my duties for me while I was sick.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Achievement<\/h3>\n<p>\u0417\u0430 is used to refer to someone&#8217;s achievement, especially is that person is being hono(u)red or celebrated for it.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u041c\u0430\u0440\u0438\u0301\u044f \u041a\u044e\u0440\u0438\u0301 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0443\u0447\u0438\u0301\u043b\u0430 \u043d\u043e\u0301\u0431\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0432\u0441\u043a\u0443\u044e \u043f\u0440\u0435\u0301\u043c\u0438\u044e \u0437\u0430 \u043e\u0442\u043a\u0440\u044b\u0301\u0442\u0438\u0435 \u0440\u0430\u0301\u0434\u0438\u044f \u0438 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0301\u043d\u0438\u044f. (Marie Curie received a Nobel Prize for discovering radium and polonium.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Cause<\/h3>\n<p>A similar usage is when \u0437\u0430 refers to something that caused the current situation, often when someone is facing the consequences of their past actions.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u0417\u0430 \u0432\u044b\u0441\u043e\u0301\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0442 \u0435\u0433\u043e\u0301 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0437\u0432\u0430\u0301\u043b\u0438 \u0436\u0438\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0444\u043e\u043c. (He was nicknamed a giraffe for being so tall.)<\/li>\n<li>\u0411\u0438\u0437\u043d\u0435\u0441\u043c\u0435\u0301\u043d \u0431\u044b\u043b \u043e\u0441\u0443\u0436\u0434\u0451\u043d \u0437\u0430 \u043d\u0435\u0443\u043f\u043b\u0430\u0301\u0442\u0443 \u043d\u0430\u043b\u043e\u0301\u0433\u043e\u0432. (The businessman was convicted of tax evasion.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u0414\u043b\u044f + genitive<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_10188\" style=\"width: 758px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10188\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10188\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/cream-748x1024.jpg\" alt=\"hand lotion\" width=\"748\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/cream-748x1024.jpg 748w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/cream-256x350.jpg 256w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/cream-768x1052.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/cream.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10188\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By Bff (Own work) [<a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\">CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gnu.org\/copyleft\/fdl.html\">GFDL<\/a>], <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File%3ADomix_Green_%D0%9A%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BC_%D1%81_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B6%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC_%D0%B8_%D1%87%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BC20100405_39.jpg\">via Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Purpose\/Destination<\/h3>\n<p>\u0414\u043b\u044f refers to where or what for something is used or will be applied. In other words, it introduces the &#8220;target&#8221; or a certain thing or action.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u0423 \u043c\u0435\u043d\u044f\u0301 \u0437\u0430\u043a\u043e\u0301\u043d\u0447\u0438\u043b\u0441\u044f \u043a\u0440\u0435\u043c \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0440\u0443\u043a. (I&#8217;m out of hand lotion.)<\/li>\n<li>\u0416\u0430\u0301\u0440\u0435\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0435\u0434\u0430\u0301 \u0432\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0430\u0301 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0437\u0434\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0432\u044c\u044f. (Fried food is bad for your health.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Objective<\/h3>\n<p>This is a related sense \u2014 this describes the objective of a certain course of action.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u0414\u043b\u044f \u043f\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0448\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0438\u044f \u0443\u0301\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043d\u044f \u0436\u0438\u0301\u0437\u043d\u0438 \u043d\u0430\u0441\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0438\u044f \u043d\u0435\u043e\u0431\u0445\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0301\u043c\u044b \u0440\u0435\u0444\u043e\u0301\u0440\u043c\u044b. (Reforms are needed to raise the people&#8217;s standard of living.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Recipient<\/h3>\n<p>Sometimes \u0434\u043b\u044f is used to indicate the recipient of a physical object like a gift.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u042d\u0301\u0442\u0438 \u0446\u0432\u0435\u0442\u044b\u0301 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0442\u0435\u0431\u044f\u0301. (These flowers are for you.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Perspective<\/h3>\n<p>\u0414\u043b\u044f can also mean &#8220;in the case of someone&#8221; or &#8220;from someone&#8217;s point of view.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u0414\u043b\u044f \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0301\u0442\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432 \u043f\u043e\u0442\u0435\u0301\u0440\u044f \u0434\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0438\u044f \u0438\u0437\u0431\u0438\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0439 \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0448\u043d\u0435\u0301\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u0440\u0430\u0436\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0438\u044f. (For politicians, losing the voters&#8217; trust is worse than defeat.)<\/li>\n<li>\u0414\u043b\u044f \u043c\u0435\u043d\u044f\u0301 \u0437\u0434\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0432\u044c\u0435 \u0432\u0430\u0436\u043d\u0435\u0301\u0435 \u0431\u043e\u0433\u0430\u0301\u0442\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0430. (Health is more important to me than wealth.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I hope this helps clear things up a bit!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"256\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/cream-256x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"hand lotion\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/cream-256x350.jpg 256w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/cream-768x1052.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/cream-748x1024.jpg 748w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/cream.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><p>If you look up &#8220;for&#8221; in a Russian dictionary, you will see at least two options \u2014 \u0434\u043b\u044f and \u0437\u0430. 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