Thread: Спасибо за...

From what I read in this site, the preposition за requires instrumental case.
If I want to say "Спасибо за..." (thanks for...), what case should be used in here..?

Originally Posted by sps

From what I read in this site, the preposition за requires instrumental case.
If I want to say "Спасибо за..." (thanks for...), what case should be used in here..?

Спасибо за [что?]. So accusative case should be used here.

Спасибо за книгу.
Спасибо за совет.

Originally Posted by XPaul

So accusative case should be used here.

I see..! XPaul, спасибо за помощь..!

Originally Posted by sps

From what I read in this site, the preposition за requires instrumental case.
If I want to say "Спасибо за..." (thanks for...), what case should be used in here..?

You've misunderstood what you've read. That page is about the instrumental case and it is about some prepositions that take the instrumental case in certain contexts. It does not say that за is always used with the instrumental, only that it sometimes does (i.e. when meaning behind).

Thanks for the explanation, TATY..!

За + instrumental is used to mean behind (something).

За зданием находится магазин.
There is a store behind the building.

Also, 3а + instrumental can be used to describe something you "seek." It sometimes corresponds to English "after (something)"

Прийти за блинами
to come for blin's.

Чавес прилетел в Москву за оружием.
Chavez flew to Moscow (to buy) weapons.

Originally Posted by Yazeed

За + instrumental is used to mean behind (something).

За зданием находится магазин.
There is a store behind the building.

Also, 3а + instrumental can be used to describe something you "seek." It sometimes corresponds to English "after (something)"

Прийти за блинами
to come for blin's.

Чавес прилетел в Москву за оружием.
Chavez flew to Moscow (to buy) weapons.

Actually.

за + instrumental = behind (location)
за + accusative = (movement to) behind

Originally Posted by TATY

Originally Posted by Yazeed

За + instrumental is used to mean behind (something).

За зданием находится магазин.
There is a store behind the building.

Also, 3а + instrumental can be used to describe something you "seek." It sometimes corresponds to English "after (something)"

Прийти за блинами
to come for blin's.

Чавес прилетел в Москву за оружием.
Chavez flew to Moscow (to buy) weapons.

Actually.

за + instrumental = behind (location)
за + accusative = (movement to) behind

Oh yes, true! How could I forget the за + accusative!

"Забирай меня скорей, увози за сто морей" (c)

Originally Posted by Yazeed

"Забирай меня скорей, увози за сто морей" (c)

"Let me see you pop..." (c)