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図書館 は 学校 の そば に あります。toshokan wa gakkou no soba ni arimasu.
Meaning
The library is near the school.
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Breakdown of toshokan wa gakkou no soba ni arimasu.
はwa
topic particle
のno
possessive case particle
あるaru
to exist; to have; (used for non-living entities)
にni
at; on; in; to; for [indirect object particle]
学校gakkou
school
図書館toshokan
library
側soba
near; beside
側 is usually written using kana alone as そば, and indicates proximity or nearness to something or someone, without specifying a particular side.
側 specifies a particular side or aspect of something. Often used with direction words to indicate specific sides, such as right, left, this side, that side, etc.
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