kõrval

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Estonian

Noun

kõrval

  1. adessive singular of kõrv

Postposition

kõrval

  1. next to
    Ma seisin ta kõrval.
    I stood next to her.
  2. alongside (in addition to another activity)
    Õpetajatöö kõrval tegeles ta ehitusega.
    Alongside teaching he also used to do construction.
  3. compared to
    Sinu töö ei ole minu oma kõrval midagi.
    Your work is worthless compared to mine.

Adverb

kõrval (not comparable)

  1. next to, alongside
    Kes see tal kõrval käib?
    Who is that walking alongside him?
  2. away from
    Ta seisab ühiskondlikust elust kõrval.
    He stands away from social life.

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