Al costat de
Example: La biblioteca està al costat de l'escola al poble.
Definition
"Al costat de" is a Catalan prepositional phrase meaning 'next to' or 'beside,' used to indicate that something is positioned immediately adjacent to another object or place. For example, in the phrase 'La biblioteca està al costat de l'escola,' it shows proximity between the library and the school.
Etymology
The phrase "al costat de" comes from Catalan, where 'al' is a contraction of 'a' (to/at) and 'el' (the), 'costat' means 'side,' and 'de' means 'of.' Combined, it literally translates to 'at the side of.' This intuitive formation reflects spatial relationships clearly in Catalan.
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"Al costat de" appears in the Vocaplus list "Catalan - General - (A2) - set 1", containing 125 commonly used words.
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