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### Saying "Each Other": друг друга

To express mutual actions or relationships—meaning "each other"—Russian uses the phrase **друг друга**.

In this phrase, the first word (**друг**) is locked; it never changes. The second word (**друга**) declines, changing its ending to match the grammatical case required by the verb or preposition in the sentence.

### Prepositions Go in the Middle

The most important rule for **друг друга** is how it interacts with prepositions. Whenever a preposition is required, it splits the phrase and sits directly *between* the two words.

For example, the preposition **от** (from) requires the genitive case. To say "from each other", the preposition goes in the middle: **друг от друга**.

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The exact same splitting rule applies to the preposition **в** (into), which takes the accusative case here (**друг в друга**).

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### Working with Other Cases

When you use a preposition that triggers the dative case, like **к** (to/toward), the second word changes its ending to match: **друг к другу**.

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### Direct Objects

When "each other" is the direct object of a verb, you do not need a preposition. The phrase remains **друг друга**, serving as the standard accusative direct object.

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### The Instrumental Case

Finally, when a verb requires the preposition **с** (with), the second word takes the instrumental case. The resulting phrase is **друг с другом** (with each other).

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The reciprocal pronoun (друг друга)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

predicative

preposition

pronoun

sentence

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Presentative (это)

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Subject pronouns (я, ты, он...)

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Locations in prepositional case (в / на)

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Numbers 1 to 10 (один, два, три)

Possession with pronouns (у меня есть)

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Genitive of negation (нет)

Numbers 2, 3, and 4

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Places in the city (цирк, зоопарк)

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Describing people (умный, сильный)

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The months of the year (январь, февраль)

Accusative feminine and inanimate adjectives (-ую, -юю)

Accusative animate masculine adjectives (-ого, -его)

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Instrumental adjectives and pronouns

Reciprocal verbs (с + Instrumental)

Reflexive possessive pronouns (свой)

Reflexive pronouns (себя)

Specific indefinite pronouns (-то)

Non-specific indefinite pronouns (-нибудь)

Negative pronouns (никто / ничто)

Numbers 11 to 20

Question	Answer
feeling	чувство
each other	друг друга
They hide their feelings from each other.	Они скрывают свои чувства друг от друга.
This is a very strong feeling.	Это очень сильное чувство.
to fall in love	влюбиться
They immediately fell in love with each other.	Они сразу влюбились друг в друга.
They might fall in love with each other.	Они могут влюбиться друг в друга.
to differ	отличаться
Both brothers differ very much from each other.	Оба брата очень отличаются друг от друга.
The brother and sister differ from each other.	Брат и сестра отличаются друг от друга.
shared	общий
trust	доверие
We have shared friends and trust in each other.	У нас есть общие друзья и доверие друг к другу.
Without trust, people cannot understand each other.	Без доверия люди не могут понимать друг друга.
perfectly / is ideal (for)	идеально
to complement	дополнять
They complement each other perfectly.	Они идеально дополняют друг друга.
We are different, but we complement each other.	Мы разные, но мы дополняем друг друга.
This shared plan works perfectly.	Этот общий план идеально работает.
to be jealous	ревновать
They often feel jealous of each other.	Они часто ревнуют друг друга.
Both girls were jealous of each other.	Обе девушки ревновали друг друга.
to break up	расстаться
We cannot part with each other.	Мы не можем расстаться друг с другом.
We need to break up with each other.	Нам надо расстаться друг с другом.
to kiss (each other)	целоваться
They kiss when they meet.	Они целуются, когда встречаются.
The young people were kissing in the park.	Молодые люди целовались в парке.
bride, fiancee	невеста
The bride was in a white dress.	Невеста была в белом платье.
bridegroom, fiance	жених
The bride and groom looked at each other for a long time.	Невеста и жених долго смотрели друг на друга.
The groom arrived in his father car.	Жених приехал на машине отца.
sex	секс
Sex is an important topic for adults.	Секс — важная тема для взрослых.
They talked about sex only with each other.	О сексе они говорили только друг с другом.

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