No. 12,476 in Polish
najbliżej
"Najbliżej" means "the closest" or "nearest" in English.
In a sentence
Najbliżej szkoły znajduje się sklep spożywczy.
The grocery store is located closest to the school.
The word 'najbliżej' is used as an adverb to indicate the relative proximity of the grocery store to the school.
Najbliżej niego siedziała Kasia podczas wykładu.
Kasia was sitting closest to him during the lecture.
Here, 'najbliżej' describes Kasia's position relative to the person during the lecture.
Najbliżej mojego domu widziałem piękny park.
Near my house, I saw a beautiful park.
'Najbliżej' is used to express the location of the park as relative to the speaker's home.
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