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к

to

Meaning of к

Русский

Указывает цель движения: место или человека, куда идёшь.

English

toward a place or person

to

Pronunciation

Russian
[k]
Russian (Russia)

Traps and common mistakes

К or в?

в

в = into a place (a city, a building)

Don't mix them up. Going to a person or up to something — к: к врачу, к окну; into a city or building — в: в школу.

Мы едем в Москву на выходные.

We're going to Moscow for the weekend.

Завтра я иду к врачу.

Tomorrow I'm going to the doctor's.

Я иду к мама or Я иду к маме?

Я иду к маме

к + dative case

Don't say к мама. After к the noun takes the dative: к маме, к другу.

Вечером я еду к бабушке.

In the evening I'm going to Grandma's.

к with English translation

к usage examples

🇷🇺Russian→🇬🇧English

После обеда она пошла к станции.

She walked to the station after lunch.

🇷🇺Russian→🇬🇧English

Она подошла к окну.

She walked to the window.

к synonyms

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🇷🇺Russian

Toward, in a general direction, no exact goal.

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Questions about this word

к meaning: what does it mean?

toward a place or person

к pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

к is pronounced as [k]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

к definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

She walked to the station after lunch. Translation: После обеда она пошла к станции.

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