покрај
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Preposition
покрај • (pokraj)
- despite
- Покрај твоето незадоволство, ќе останеме тука до крај.
- Despite your dissatisfaction, we'll remain here until the end.
- Покрај твоето незадоволство, ќе останеме тука до крај.
- beside, next to
- Се чувствувам безбедно кога си покрај мене.
- I feel safe when you're beside me.
- Се чувствувам безбедно кога си покрај мене.
Usage notes
- When used in the sense of "despite", this preposition is most commonly reinforced with the particle "и" in front.
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Preposition
pȍkraj (Latin spelling pȍkraj) (+ genitive case)
- alongside, next to, beside (= по̏ред, кра̏ј, до̏)
- Дођи, с(ј)едни покрај мене. ― Come here. Sit next to me.
- past, by (so as to move from one side of something to the other (= по̏ред, кра̏ј)
- Метак је пролетио точно покрај мене. ― The bullet flew right by me.
- (regional) along, down (in a constant direction with or opposite another (= ни̏з, ду̏ж, у̏здӯж)
- Ц(иј)елу вечер провели смо ходајући покрај обале. ― We spent the entire evening walking along the shore.
See also
Categories:
- Macedonian 2-syllable words
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