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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic про (pro), from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European *pró.
Pronunciation
Preposition
про • (pro) (+ accusative case)
- 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?
- (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
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
Etymology
From Old East Slavic про (pro), from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European *pró.
Pronunciation
Preposition
про • (pro) (+ accusative case)
- about, concerning
- for
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