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Usages of tonari ni
駐車場 は 入口 の となり に ある。tyuusyazyou ha iriguti no tonari ni aru.
The parking lot is next to the entrance.
明日 は 会議室 で 同僚 の となり に 座ります。asita ha kaigisitu de douryou no tonari ni suwarimasu.
Tomorrow I will sit next to my coworker in the meeting room.
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