No. 510 in Russian
помимо
"Помимо" means "besides" or "apart from."
In a sentence
Помимо работы, она занимается спортом.
Besides work, she practices sports.
The word 'помимо' is used to indicate an additional activity besides the mentioned one, 'работы'.
Помимо нас там было ещё несколько людей.
Apart from us, there were a few other people there.
The word 'помимо' indicates exclusion or separation, specifying that people other than 'нас' were present.
Он интересуется многими вещами, помимо музыки.
He is interested in many things other than music.
The word 'помимо' shows other interests that are additional to, or excluding, 'музыки'.
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