Macedonian

Preposition

при • ‎(pri)

1. at, near, by

   Не ми е при рака.

   I don't have it at hand.

2. during

   При купувањето нов намештај треба да се имаат наум димензиите на просториите за кои тој е наменет.

   When buying new furniture, one should bear in mind the dimensions of the rooms for which it is intended.

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pri.

Preposition

при • ‎(pri)

(+ prepositional case)

1. near
2. at
3. with
4. by

Russian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *pri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [prʲɪ]

Preposition

при • ‎(pri) (+ locative case)

1. in the presence of
2. in the time of
3. at, by

See also

• при- ‎(pri-)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [prʲi]

Verb

при • ‎(pri)

1. second-person singular imperative imperfective of пере́ть ‎(perétʹ)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prî/

Preposition

при̏ ‎(Latin spelling prȉ)

1. (with locative) close to, near, at (denoting spatial proximity)

   при самом улазу‎ ― right at the entrance

   при крају улице‎ ― at the end of the street

   при врху брда‎ ― near the top of of the hill

2. with, having, in possession of

   бити при новцу‎ ― to have money, having money

   бити при св(иј)ести‎ ― to be conscious, having consciousness

   бити при (здравој) памети‎ ― to be in one's right mind

   бити при себи‎ ― to be in possession of one's faculties

   при температури од 20° Ц‎ ― at 20° Cl

3. (archaic) at (belonging to, collaborating with)

   писар при суду‎ ― a scribe at the court

4. during, while, at (denoting temporal co-occurrence)

   при заласку сунца‎ ― during the sunset, while the sun was/is setting

   при јелу‎ ― while eating

   при крају разговора‎ ― at the end of the conversation

   при вожњи‎ ― while driving

5. idiomatic and figurative meanings

   бити некоме при руци‎ ― to help somebody

   остајем при својој изјави‎ ― I stick to my statement

   остајем при своме мишљењу‎ ― I stick to my opinion

   при томе‎ ― while doing so; in this connection/matter

Related terms

• при-

References

• “при” in Hrvatski jezični portal