I use о, when describe some general properties of the object, or class of objects I use про when speak about some action, incident, particular quality of the object.

Jan 31, 2023 · 4 Всем прекрасно известно следующее правило в русском языке: Предлог "о" пишется перед словами, начинающимися с согласной, предлог "об" - перед словами, …

О is used with the prepositional case - написать о ком, чём? - написать о книге, написать об актрисе. One subtle grammatical difference is that о should be written об when followed by a word beginning …

Exceptions: when “о” does not mean “about” but “against”, it is then followed by the accusative case, and there are a limited number of exceptions to the above rules, e.g. об пол (against the ground), об …

Feb 12, 2019 · When “о” is anywhere else in the word, it’s a reduced vowel, [ə] — roughly the vowel of English un-emphasised “the”, as in “the cat sat on the mat”, sometimes written in English as uh.

Dec 23, 2023 · Sometimes, the Russian letter o is pronounced [o], but other times it's pronounced [a]. How do I know when to pronounce it [a]?

The goal of the 1918 reform was the simplification of the orthography. So, the idea behind this particular change was to remove the need to learn and remember when one should write -аго and when -ого. …

Jun 30, 2016 · The pairs кто-нибудь and кто-либо, когда-нибудь and когда-либо etc. have slight differences in meaning and each particle is used in specific settings, but I can't quite pinpoint what …

Nov 14, 2025 · Саму историю о Фоме и Ерёме я нашёл только в варианте "Повесть о Фоме и Ерёме", которая представлена в неких списках 17 века, но в нескольких вариантах.

Here's a few others where -ого sounds like -о [г]о: до́рого, стро́го, поло́го, убо́го. As @YellowSky mentioned in their answer, it is only the genitive ending that the Г that sounds like a В. That said, …