No. 446 in Polish

tuż

"Tuż" means "just" or "right" (indicating proximity in time or space).

In a sentence

Samochód zaparkował tuż przed domem.
The car parked right in front of the house.
The word 'tuż' is used here to indicate immediate proximity or closeness.
Podbiegliśmy tuż, gdy autobus odjeżdżał.
We ran up just as the bus was leaving.
The word 'tuż' is used here to signify an action occurring at a very close moment in time.
Tuż za rogiem znajdziesz kawiarnię.
You will find a café just around the corner.
In this sentence, 'tuż' is applied to describe something located very nearby a referred point or location.

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