No. 309 in Slovak
strane
"Strane" in Slovak means "side" or "party," depending on context.
In a sentence
Susedia bývajú na druhej strane ulice.
The neighbors live on the other side of the street.
Here, 'strane' refers to 'side', indicating a spatial context in the location relative to the street.
Na tej strane knihy je napísaný dôležitý odstavec.
On that page of the book, an important paragraph is written.
Here, 'strane' refers to 'page', specifically addressing a side or specific surface of a book.
Musíme sa postaviť na správnu stranu histórie.
We must stand on the right side of history.
Here, 'stranu' (different case form of 'strane') symbolizes an abstract stance, such as moral, historical, or ideological alignment.
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