blizu

близу

/blǐːzu/

ADVERB

near; close; nearby

Prodavnica je blizu, možemo peške. — The shop is close, we can walk.

Živimo sasvim blizu. — We live very close by.
PREPOSITION

(+ gen.) near; close to

Stan nam je blizu stanice. — Our flat is near the station.

Sedi blizu mene. — Sit next to me.
ADVERB

(of time) near; close at hand

Zima je blizu, kupi jaknu. — Winter is near, buy a jacket.
PREPOSITION

(with numbers + gen.) nearly; almost

Na koncertu je bilo blizu deset hiljada ljudi. — There were nearly ten thousand people at the concert.

As a preposition it takes the genitive: blizu kuće.

Synonyms:

pored kraj uz

Antonyms: daleko