Talk:из грязи в князи


 * Hello. What case is ? Morphologically, it can only be a nominative plural, but that doesn't make sense to me syntactically (a nominative after a preposition??).

ru.wikt speaks of a, but I don't know what that is. Is this the same case as that of in ? Canonicalization (talk) 17:26, 24 October 2019 (UTC)
 * I think it's nominative plural but I don't know why. Compare also with "взять в жёны" - take as a wife, "записа́ть в друзья́" - befriend, "пойти́ в повара́" - to become a cook (these are not all idioms but note the usage of the object). Also, I'm not sure "прийти в гости" is an idiom, you can "позвать в гости" - to invite to one's place but the object usage is the same. --Anatoli T. (обсудить/вклад) 21:18, 24 October 2019 (UTC)
 * «Превратительный падеж» looks interesting, it’s worth exploring. Another example: «баллотироваться в президенты» - to run for president. —Anatoli T. (обсудить/вклад) 22:00, 24 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Another interesting example of превратительный падеж is - to make a career, to get to a higher position in the society. --Anatoli T. (обсудить/вклад) 23:22, 24 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Also . Canonicalization (talk) 06:56, 14 November 2019 (UTC)