No. 478 in Ukrainian
поруч
"Поруч" means "next to" or "beside" in English.
In a sentence
Він сидить поруч зі мною.
He is sitting next to me.
The word 'поруч' is used spatially here, indicating proximity or being nearby.
Ми йдемо поруч один з одним.
We are walking beside each other.
In this sentence, 'поруч' describes accompaniment or being side by side in movement.
Його будинок поруч зі школою.
His house is near the school.
Here, 'поруч' is used to signify 'nearby' in a locational sense, referring to closeness in context.
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