No. 10,368 in Russian
біля
"Біля" means "near" or "close to" in English.
In a sentence
Я живу біля парку.
I live near the park.
Here, 'біля' is used as a preposition indicating proximity or closeness to a location.
Ми зустрінемось біля входу.
We will meet near the entrance.
In this sentence, 'біля' specifies the location of a meeting with respect to a reference point.
Річка тече біля села.
The river flows near the village.
The preposition 'біля' in this context describes spatial proximity of the river to the village.
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