Location with на
на + prepositional covers surfaces, many events, workplaces, islands, and conventional place frames.
- The choice between в and на is partly semantic and partly lexical: в теа́тре but на конце́рте; в о́фисе but на рабо́те. Store frequent nouns with their location preposition.
- Pair learning: Record two goal/location pairs later: на рабо́ту / на рабо́те, в теа́тр / в теа́тре.
| Phrase | Category |
|---|---|
| на столе́ | surface |
| на рабо́те | conventional workplace frame |
| на уро́ке | event/session |
| на ста́нции | conventional place |
| на о́строве | island |
Mini-check
1. Choose в or на: ___ уро́ке; ___ музе́е; ___ рабо́те. 2. Why is an English preposition not enough to predict the Russian one?
Apply this next
- Retrieve the rule without looking, then continue to the next lesson.