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о́коло

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  • 1.

    near, close to, beside, by

    О́коло стола́ стоя́ли две табуре́тки.

    Two stools stood by the table.

    Used with the genitive.

  • 2.

    approximately, about, around

    Длина́ о́коло трёх метров.

    The length is about three metres.

    Used with the genitive.

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Typical usagePRO

  • Location: near/by

    • о́коло до́ма

      near the house

    • о́коло метро́

      by the metro station

    • о́коло входа́

      near the entrance

    • о́коло окна́

      by the window

  • Time: around/approximately

    • о́коло ча́са

      about an hour

    • о́коло двух часо́в

      around two hours

    • о́коло пяти́ мину́т

      about five minutes

    • о́коло полу́дня

      around noon

  • Quantities and measures

    • о́коло ста челове́к

      about a hundred people

    • о́коло десяти́ проце́нтов

      around ten percent

    • о́коло десяти́ киломе́тров

      about ten kilometers

    • о́коло нуля́

      around zero (degrees)

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