про
Russian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old East Slavic про (pro), from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European *pró.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): [prə]
- IPA(key): [prɐ] (before a stressed syllable)
Audio (file) - IPA(key): [ˈpro] (when stressed)
Preposition edit
про • (pro) (+ accusative case)
- about, concerning
- (colloquial) for
- А э́тот газ не про вас. ― A étot gaz ne pro vas. ― This gas is not for you.
- про чёрный день ― pro čórnyj denʹ ― for a rainy day (alteration of на чёрный день (na čórnyj denʹ))
- про вся́кий слу́чай ― pro vsjákij slúčaj ― just in case (alteration of на вся́кий слу́чай (na vsjákij slúčaj, literally “for any case”))
Usage notes edit
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.
Related terms edit
Ukrainian edit
Etymology edit
From Old East Slavic про (pro), from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European *pró.
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
про • (pro) (+ accusative case)