Prepositions after verbs and adjectives

Common verbs and adjectives that always take the same preposition: depend on, wait for, good at, married to and more.

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to depend on
to change because of something else, or to be decided by it: The price of the tickets depends on the day you travel
зависеть (от)
to listen to
to give your attention to someone who is speaking, or to music or the radio: I listen to podcasts on my way to work
слушать (кого-то, что-то)
to wait for
to stay where you are, or not do something, until someone comes or something happens: Can you wait for me outside the bank?
ждать (кого-то, что-то)
to belong to
to be someone's, because they own it: Does this umbrella belong to you?
принадлежать (кому-то)
to complain about
to say that you are not happy with something and that it should be better: The neighbours complained about the noise
жаловаться (на что-то)
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- to pay for
- to concentrate on
- to suffer from
- to spend on
- to laugh at
- to shout at
- to translate into
- good at
- afraid of
- married to
- proud of
- different from
- full of
- worried about
- late for