Breakdown of Согласно правилу, гостевой пропуск нужен у входа.
у
at
вход
the entrance
правило
the rule
нужный
necessary
Questions & Answers about Согласно правилу, гостевой пропуск нужен у входа.
Why is правилу in the form правилу, not правило?
Because согласно requires the dative case.
- Dictionary form: правило = rule
- Dative singular: правилу
So согласно правилу means according to the rule.
This is something you usually just memorize with the word согласно:
- согласно плану = according to the plan
- согласно закону = according to the law
- согласно правилу = according to the rule
What part of speech is согласно here?
Here согласно is a preposition meaning according to.
In modern Russian, when it is used this way, it is followed by the dative case:
- согласно приказу
- согласно расписанию
- согласно правилу
So in this sentence, treat согласно as a fixed preposition + dative pattern.
Why is there a comma after Согласно правилу?