Distance / Proximity
Deixis
Spatial distance
Proximity
How near or far is it?
extended
intermediate
Context
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 taal
Dutch (standard)
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
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Aanwezigheid
medium
Moeilijkheidsgraad
Arabic has clear near/far demonstrative contrasts and deictic words, with gender and number in formal forms.
هذا قريب وذلك بعيد.
This is near and that is far.
Veelvoorkomend struikelpunt
Learners may ignore gender and number in demonstratives.
Good transfer potential
This block behaves relatively similarly, so you can transfer intuition more safely between the two languages.