Swedish Word: nära

English Meaning: 1. close/next to, (being) close 2. to nourish

Word Forms: närmare, närmast

Example Sentences:

Min katt gillar att sova nära elementet.
My cat likes to sleep near the radiator.
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Min pappa var bonde, han bodde i en by nära Ystad.
My father was a farmer, he lived in a village near Ystad.
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De var nära vänner i två år innan de blev kära.
They were close friends for two years before falling in love.
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År 1910 var Paris översvämmat i nära 10 dagar.
In 1910, Paris was flooded for close to 10 days.
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Nära 3 000 människor dog i 11 september-attackerna.
Nearly 3000 people died during the September 11 attacks.
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