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Meaning of покрај | Babel Free

Preposition
pôkraj

Definitions

  1. alongside, next to, beside (= по̏ред, кра̏ј, до̏)
  2. past, by (so as to move from one side of something to the other (= по̏ред, кра̏ј)
  3. along, down (in a constant direction with or opposite another (= ни̏з, ду̏ж, у̏здӯж)
    regional

Equivalents

English along alongside beside by down next to past

Examples

“Дођи, с(ј)едни покрај мене.”

Come here. Sit next to me.

“Метак је пролетио точно покрај мене.”

The bullet flew right by me.

“Ц(иј)елу вечер провели смо ходајући покрај обале.”

We spent the entire evening walking along the shore.

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