No. 94 in Czech
kolem
"Around" or "near."
In a sentence
Šel kolem domu.
He walked around the house.
In this sentence, 'kolem' is used as a preposition indicating movement or location in the vicinity or surrounding area of the object, here being 'dům' (house).
Běhali kolem stromu.
They were running around the tree.
Here, 'kolem' again acts as a preposition denoting movement encircling 'strom' (tree).
Kolem páté hodiny přišla domů.
She came home around five o'clock.
'Kolem' in this sentence is employed to signify an approximate time, illustrating its usage in expressing estimation or proximity temporally.
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