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Над входом висит яркая вывеска.

Над входом висит яркая вывеска.
A bright signboard hangs above the entrance.

Breakdown of Над входом висит яркая вывеска.

вход
the entrance
яркий
bright
висеть
to hang
над
above
вывеска
the signboard
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Questions & Answers about Над входом висит яркая вывеска.

Which case is the word in над входом, and why is it used?
  • It’s the instrumental case. The preposition над (above/over) always takes the instrumental: над кем? над чем?
  • Masculine nouns ending in a consonant take -ом in the instrumental: вход → входом.
What’s the difference between над, на, and у here?
  • над входом = above/over the entrance (not touching it).
  • на входе = at/on the entrance area (at the threshold, on the surface/area).
  • у входа = by/near the entrance (next to it). Examples:
  • Над входом висит вывеска. (A sign hangs above the entrance.)
  • На входе висит объявление. (At the entrance there’s a notice.)
  • Мы ждём у входа. (We’re waiting by the entrance.)
Can I start with the sign instead: Яркая вывеска висит над входом?
  • Yes. Both are correct.
  • Над входом висит… sets the location first (good for introducing something).
  • Яркая вывеска висит… puts the sign in topic/focus position.
  • Висит над входом яркая вывеска is also possible, sounding a bit poetic/emphatic.
Why is the verb висит used? What verb is it?
  • висит is 3rd person singular present of intransitive висеть = “to be hanging.”
  • It describes a state, not an action.
  • To describe the action of putting it up, use transitive вешать/повесить (“to hang [something]”).
How do I say “They hung a bright sign above the entrance”?
  • Они повесили яркую вывеску над входом.
    Notes:
  • повесили = perfective past (completed action).
  • вывеску is accusative (direct object).
  • над входом stays instrumental after над.
What exactly is вывеска, and how does it differ from табличка, знак, or объявление?
  • вывеска: a storefront/business signboard, often large and above a door/shopfront.
  • табличка: a small plaque/plate (e.g., a nameplate or number).
  • знак: a sign in a broad sense (e.g., road sign, symbol).
  • объявление: a notice/announcement (usually paper, posted).
    Also common: неоновая вывеска (neon sign), табло (display board/panel).
What gender is вывеска, and why яркая (not яркий/яркое)?
  • вывеска is feminine (1st declension).
  • The adjective must agree: feminine nominative singular яркая.
    Compare: яркий (masc.), яркое (neut.), яркие (plural).
How would it look with a plural subject?
  • Над входом висят яркие вывески.
    Verb changes to plural висят; adjective to plural яркие; noun to plural вывески.
Any pronunciation/stress tips?
  • Stress: над входОм, висИт, Яркая, ВЫвеска.
  • In входом, the cluster вх sounds like “fkh” to an English ear (the в is devoiced by х).
  • False friend alert: висит is pronounced “vee-SEET” and means “is hanging,” not “visit.”
Should I add есть to say “there is,” like Над входом есть яркая вывеска?
  • Usually no. Russian often expresses “there is” by just using a verb of position: висит/стоит/лежит.
  • Над входом есть вывеска is possible but sounds marked/emphatic (“there IS a sign,” stressing existence).
Can I say над дверью instead of над входом? Any difference?
  • над входом = above the entrance area/opening (could be an arch, portal).
  • над дверью = literally above the door (the door itself).
    Remember the instrumental of дверь (fem.) is дверью.
Why not над входа?
  • Because над always takes the instrumental, not the genitive.
  • Genitive входа appears with other prepositions like у: у входа (“by the entrance”).
How do I put the sentence in the past or future?
  • Past (state): Над входом висела яркая вывеска.
  • Future (state): Над входом будет висеть яркая вывеска.
  • Future (action of hanging): Они повесят яркую вывеску над входом.
Does над change case with motion vs. location?
  • No. над always governs the instrumental, regardless of motion or rest:
    • повесили вывеску над входом (they hung it over the entrance)
    • самолёт пролетел над городом (the plane flew over the city)
Is starting with Над входом normal in Russian?
  • Yes. Russian word order is flexible. Beginning with a location phrase is common to set the scene. The grammatical subject remains вывеска, and the verb agrees with it.
Can I use ярко instead of яркая?
  • Not here. яркая is an adjective describing the noun (“a bright sign”).
  • ярко is an adverb describing how something shines: Над входом ярко светится вывеска (“The sign is shining brightly above the entrance”).