К and по with plural nouns
Plural stems combine regularly with dative after approach, path, standard, and domain frames.
- по музе́ям can describe movement distributed across museums; в музе́и focuses museums as goals; в музе́ях locates an activity inside them. The preposition and case jointly construe the scene.
- Contrast set: по у́лицам 'along streets' - на у́лицы 'onto/to streets' - на у́лицах 'on the streets'.
| Frame | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| к + dative plural | к друзья́м; к врача́м | toward/to people |
| к + dative plural | к зда́ниям | toward buildings |
| по + dative plural | по у́лицам | along streets |
| по + dative plural | по пра́вилам | according to the rules |
| по + dative plural | по музе́ям | around/through museums |
| по + dative plural | по выходны́м | on weekends; adjectival noun frame |
Mini-check
1. Form: к + друзья́; по + пра́вила; по + музе́и. 2. Which phrase means 'in museums'?
Apply this next
- Retrieve the rule without looking, then continue to the next lesson.