No. 10,227 in Russian
близко
Close; near.
In a sentence
Я живу близко к парку.
I live close to the park.
Here, 'близко' is used as an adverb describing the proximity in relation to the park.
Мы сидим близко друг к другу.
We are sitting close to each other.
In this case, 'близко' indicates a short distance between two people.
Близко к городу есть озеро.
There is a lake close to the city.
This example uses 'близко' to describe the location of the lake in proximity to the city.
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