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A Basic Modern Russian Grammar Part 6 T h e C a s e U s a g e page 85 E u g e n ia N e k r a s o v a îòïðàâëÿòü/îòïðàâèòü - to send ïðèíîñèòü/ïðèíåñòè - to bring ïëàòèòü/çàïëàòèòü - to pay ïîìîãàòü/ïîìî÷ü - to help îòïðàâëÿòü/îòïðàâèòü - to send ïðèíîñèòü/ïðèíåñòè - to bring ïîìîãàòü/ïîìî÷ü - to help ïî - by, along, about, according to, across, in It is the vaguest of all Russian prepositions, see some examples: åõàòü ïî Òâåðñêîé - to go by Tverskaya (street) ýêçàìåí ïî ðóññêîìó ÿçûêó - Russian exam (exam in/about Russian) åçäèòü ïî Ðîññèè - to travel about/around Russia ïî çàêîíó - according to the law ïî óòðàì - in the mornings Ìíå õîëîäíî. - I am cold. (lit. To me it is cold). When Russians wish to specify the state of a person they use the Dative, for example: The Dative of Person can be used in formally impersonal senteces.� � � � � The Dative is used after prepositions. Two common prepositions ê and ïî take the Dative Case. ê - towards, to + verbs of motion Ïðèåçæàéòå ê íàì â ãîñòè. Come to see us. Ìû ïîäúåõàëè ê Ìîñêâå ïîçäíî âå÷åðîì. We approached Moscow late in the evening. The Dative is used to denote age: Ìíå 20 ëåò. - I am 20 years old. The Dative is also used in formally impersonal sentences with a general meaning of necessity, possibility or obligation: E.g. Ìíå íàäî ïîçâîíèòü. - I have to make a phone call. (lit. It is necessary to me...) also with íàäî, íóæíî - it is necessary, one has to... ìîæíî - may, it is possible/permitted íåëüçÿ - it is not allowed, one must not �