No. 869 in Macedonian

близу

Close; near.

In a sentence

Книгите се близу до ѕидот.
The books are close to the wall.
Here, 'близу' means 'close to' indicating proximity.
Мојата куќа е близу до училиштето.
My house is near the school.
In this sentence, 'близу' shows nearness in location between the house and the school.
Тој живее близу, во соседството.
He lives nearby, in the neighborhood.
Here, 'близу' conveys the idea of vicinity, implying the proximity of the person's residence to the speaker's location.

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