No. 185 in Dutch
naast
"Next to" or "beside."
In a sentence
Hij zit naast mij in de klas.
He sits next to me in the class.
Here, 'naast' is used to indicate physical proximity or location.
Naast zwemmen kan zij ook goed schaatsen.
Besides swimming, she is also good at skating.
In this sentence, 'naast' is used to imply addition or inclusion in a metaphorical sense.
De supermarkt ligt naast het park.
The supermarket is next to the park.
'Naast' is employed to denote spatial relation or adjacency between two entities.
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