Word
В подъезде на лестнице скрипят перила, и мне неприятно за них держаться.
Meaning
In the stairwell the handrails on the stairs creak, and it feels unpleasant to hold onto them.
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Questions & Answers about В подъезде на лестнице скрипят перила, и мне неприятно за них держаться.
Why are there two location phrases: в подъезде and на лестнице? Aren’t they the same thing?
They give two layers of location:
- в подъезде = in the entrance/stairwell area of an apartment building (the general place).
- на лестнице = on the staircase / on the stairs (more specific: the railings that belong to the stairs). Russian often stacks location phrases from general → specific.
What case is used in в подъезде and why does подъезд become подъезде?
After в meaning “in/inside (a location)” Russian uses the prepositional case:
- подъезд → в подъезде The ending -е is a common prepositional ending for masculine nouns.
Why is it на лестнице (not в лестнице) and what case is лестнице?
на is used for “on” surfaces and also for certain locations by convention (like на улице, на лестнице).
лестнице is also prepositional case (because it answers “where?”):
- лестница → на лестнице
Why is the verb plural?