Russian grammar: prepositions

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Very common prepositions

в (into, to, in, at)
за (behind, beyond)
из (from)
к (towards)
на (onto, to)
о/об (about)
от (from)
по (along, according to)
с (with, from, since)
у (by)

Common prepositions

без (without)
для (for)
до (until, before)
между (between)
над (over)
перед (in front of, before)
под (under)
после (after)
при (at the time of)
через (across, through)

Least common prepositions

вдоль (along)
вместо (instead of)
благодаря (thanks to,owing to)
возле (near)
вокруг (around)
из-за (from behind,because of)
из-под (from under)
кроме (except)
мимо (past)
несмотря на (in spite of)
около (near, approximately)
прежде (before)
про (about)
против (against)
ради (for the sake of)
сквозь (through)
спустя (after)
среди (between)

this list was originally found here: [1]

Cases and Prepositions

Note some prepositions are used in more than one case, with different meanings.

Case	Prepositions	Meaning
Accusative	в	in, into
	за	for (exchange), behind (direction)
	на	to, onto
	про	about
	через	through, across
Genitive	без	without
	впереди	to the front of
	для	for (the purpose of)
	до	until, as far as, up to
	из	from (source), out of
	мимо	past
	около	near, about
	от	from (a given point)
	после	after
	против	against
	ради	for the sake of
	с	from
	у	at, by/ alongside of, at the home/ office of, have
Prepositional	в	in, at, inside of
	на	on, at, on top of
	о	about
	при	in the presence of, during the reign/ administration of
Dative	благодаря	thanks/ owing to
	к	to, toward(s)
	по	according to, on (the subject of), around, along, etc
Instrumental	за	behind (location)
	между	between
	над	above, over
	перед	in front of, just before
	под	under (location), near (a city)
	с	with