No. 668 in Estonian

lähedal

"Close" or "near."

In a sentence

Ma elan raamatukogu lähedal.
I live near the library.
In this sentence, 'lähedal' is used as an adverb indicating proximity to a location, the library.
Lapsed mängivad kooli lähedal.
The children are playing near the school.
Here, 'lähedal' again functions as an adverb to denote the closeness of the activity (playing) to a specific place, the school.
Pole teada, mis on tõe lähedal.
It is not known what is close to the truth.
In this case, 'lähedal' is metaphorically used to express conceptual closeness, referring to the truth as an abstract location.

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