No. 178 in Finnish
lähellä
Near; close.
In a sentence
Puisto on lähellä taloa.
The park is near the house.
Here, 'lähellä' is used as an adverb to describe the proximity of the park to the house.
Kävelemme lähellä jokea.
We are walking near the river.
In this sentence, 'lähellä' functions to indicate the nearby presence of the river relative to the walking action.
Hänen työpaikkansa on ihan lähellä.
His workplace is very close.
'Lähellä' here is used to indicate closeness or nearness in a more general or figurative sense, emphasizing proximity without a specified object.
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