B09
extended
Context
Space
Distance / Proximity
How near or far is it?
intermediate
Deixis
Spatial distance
Proximity
Betekenis
Relative distance between speaker, listener, participant, place, or event.
Zo herken je het
Notice words that encode near, far, this side, that side, here, there.
Voorbeelden
Woorden
near|far|here|there|this|that
Zinnen
this house|that mountain|over there
Voorbeeldzin
This cafe is near the station.
Visual guide
Basic shape
ANCHOR = speaker/listener/place
near: here, this cafe
distance grows ->
far: there, that mountain
Ask: how near/far?
Compare shape
Distance systems: 2-way: this/here | that/there 3-way: near me | near you | far richer: visible? uphill? inside? social distance may choose form
Taaloverzicht
In je moedertaal
Nederlands
Aanwezigheid
medium
Belang
Distance is expressed lexically with hier/daar, deze/die and dichtbij/ver weg.
Deze stoel is dichtbij.
This chair is nearby.
In de taal die je leert
Engels
Aanwezigheid
medium
Moeilijkheidsgraad
English expresses distance and proximity with adjectives, adverbs, and prepositions.
The shop is near the station.
near the station = proximity
Veelvoorkomend struikelpunt
Learners may confuse near, close to, far from, nearby, and next to.
Good transfer potential
This block behaves relatively similarly, so you can transfer intuition more safely between the two languages.