pri

Definitions

1. 1.
   close to, near, at (denoting spatial proximity)

   • pri samom ulazu

     right at the entrance

   • pri kraju ulice

     at the end of the street

   • pri vrhu brda

     near the top of the hill

2. 2.
   with, having, in possession of

   • biti pri novcu

     to have money, having money

   • biti pri sv(ij)esti

     to be conscious, having consciousness

   • biti pri (zdravoj) pameti

     to be in one's right mind

3. 3.
   during, while, at (denoting temporal co-occurrence)

   • pri zalasku sunca

     during the sunset, while the sun was/is setting

   • pri jelu

     while eating

   • pri kraju razgovora

     at the end of the conversation

4. 4.
   idiomatic and figurative meanings

   • biti nekome pri ruci

     to help somebody

   • ostajem pri svojoj izjavi

     I stick to my statement

   • ostajem pri svome mišljenju

     I stick to my opinion

5. 5.
   archaicat (belonging to, collaborating with)

   • pisar pri sudu

     a scribe at the court

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