покрај

Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpɔkraj]

Preposition

покрај • (pokraj)

  1. despite
    Покрај твоето незадоволство, ќе останеме тука до крај.
    Despite your dissatisfaction, we'll remain here until the end.
  2. beside, next to
    Се чувствувам безбедно кога си покрај мене.
    I feel safe when you're beside me.

Usage notes

  • When used in the sense of "despite", this preposition is most commonly reinforced with the particle "и" in front.

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pôkraj/
  • Hyphenation: по‧крај

Preposition

по̏крај (Latin spelling pȍkraj) (+ genitive case)

  1. alongside, next to, beside (= по̏ред, кра̏ј, до̏)
    Дођи, с(ј)едни покрај мене.Come here. Sit next to me.
  2. 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.
  3. (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

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