No. 192 in Polish
poza
"Poza" in English means "outside," "beyond," or "except for," depending on the context.
In a sentence
Poza nauką, mamy czas na odpoczynek.
Apart from studying, we have time to rest.
"poza" is used here to mean "apart from" or "besides," indicating an exclusion of one context from others.
Obraz w galerii wyglądał, jakby pochodził spoza tego świata.
The painting in the gallery looked as if it came from beyond this world.
"spoza" (a declension of "poza") is used to express coming from beyond something, adding spatial or abstract context.
On zawsze stoi poza grupą podczas zdjęć.
He always stands outside the group during pictures.
"poza" is used here to mean "outside of," referring to physical positioning relative to a group.
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