Unit 7 - Cases in detail

7.2 - The locative case

Principal uses of the locative

Denoting where something/someone is; for example:

Книга – на столі. The book is on the table.

Denoting where something is happening, for example:

Переговори відбуваються в Києві. The talks are taking place in Kyiv.

With the prepositions у/в, на, при, for example:

у ресторані in the restaurant
на концерті at the concert

Telling the time with the preposition о(об), for example:

о третій годині at three o'clock

Form of the locative

For an overview of the locative of masculine, feminine and neuter nouns see the charts in Unit 6.

Singular

Most nouns end in і.

Points to remember:

Plural

Locative plurals are straightforward:

банк (у) банках
вулиця (на) вулицях
місто (у) містах
мебель (на) меблях
музей (у) музеях
заняття (на) заняттях

To practise recognising nouns in the locative go to Exercise 7.2A.