pokraj

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pôkraj/
  • Hyphenation: po‧kraj

Preposition

pȍkraj (Cyrillic spelling по̏крај) (+ genitive case)

  1. alongside, next to, beside (= pȍred, krȁj, dȍ)
    Dođi, s(j)edni pokraj mene. ― Come here. Sit next to me.
  2. past, by (so as to move from one side of something to the other (= pȍred, krȁj)
    Metak je proletio točno pokraj mene. ― The bullet flew right by me.
  3. (regional) along, down (in a constant direction with or opposite another (= nȉz, dȕž, ȕzdūž)
    C(ij)elu večer proveli smo hodajući pokraj obale. ― We spent the entire evening walking along the shore.

See also
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