про

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Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic про (pro), from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European *pró.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [prə]
  • IPA(key): [prɐ] (before a stressed syllable)
  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): [ˈpro] (when stressed)

Preposition

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про (pro) [with accusative]

  1. about, concerning
    А э́тот расска́з про тебя́.A étot rasskáz pro tebjá.This story is about you.
    Ты про меня́ ли́чно?Ty pro menjá líčno?Are you talking about me personally?
  2. (colloquial) for
    А э́тот газ не про вас.A étot gaz ne pro vas.This gas is not for you.
    про чёрный день (alteration of на чёрный день (na čórnyj denʹ))pro čórnyj denʹfor a rainy day
    про вся́кий слу́чай (alteration of на вся́кий слу́чай (na vsjákij slúčaj, literally for any case))pro vsjákij slúčajjust in case

Usage notes

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As a rule, про (pro) has a more superficial meaning than о (o) and is often used to merely indicate or inquire about a specific object of a story, narration, piece of text, someone's knowledge, etc.

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From Old East Slavic про (pro), from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European *pró.

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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про (pro) (+ accusative case)

  1. about, concerning
  2. for
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