Distance / Proximity
How near or far is it?
अर्थ
Relative distance between speaker, listener, participant, place, or event.
इसे कैसे पहचानें
Notice words that encode near, far, this side, that side, here, there.
उदाहरण
near|far|here|there|this|that
this house|that mountain|over there
This cafe is near the station.
Visual guide
ANCHOR = speaker/listener/place
near: here, this cafe
distance grows ->
far: there, that mountain
Ask: how near/far?
Distance systems: 2-way: this/here | that/there 3-way: near me | near you | far richer: visible? uphill? inside? social distance may choose form
भाषा व्यू
अपनी मातृभाषा में
Hindi distinguishes here/there and this/that with forms like यह/वह and यहाँ/वहाँ.
यहाँ बैठो, वहाँ नहीं।
Sit here, not there.
आपकी सीखी जा रही भाषा में
अंग्रेज़ी में near, close to, far from, nearby, next to जैसे शब्दों से दूरी या नज़दीकी बताई जाती है।
The shop is near the station.
near the station = स्टेशन के पास; नज़दीकी बताता है
सीखने वाले near, close to, far from, nearby और next to को मिला देते हैं; next to आम तौर पर बिल्कुल पास/सटा हुआ होता है।
Good transfer potential
This block behaves relatively similarly, so you can transfer intuition more safely between the two languages.