No. 658 in Hungarian
közeli
"Close" or "nearby."
In a sentence
A közeli bolt hamarosan bezár.
The nearby store will close soon.
Here, "közeli" is used as an adjective describing the proximity of the store.
Egy közeli barát segített nekem.
A close friend helped me.
In this case, "közeli" describes the emotional proximity of a friend.
Közeli városokba is elutazhatunk a hétvégén.
We can also travel to nearby cities on the weekend.
Here, "közeli" refers to physical proximity as in the location of the cities.
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