B09
extended
Context
Space
Distance / Proximity
How near or far is it?
intermediate
Deixis
Spatial distance
Proximity
ਅਰਥ
Relative distance between speaker, listener, participant, place, or event.
ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਪਛਾਣਣਾ ਹੈ
Notice words that encode near, far, this side, that side, here, there.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
ਸ਼ਬਦ
near|far|here|there|this|that
ਵਾਕਾਂਸ਼
this house|that mountain|over there
ਵਾਕ
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
ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਝਲਕ
ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਮੂਲ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ)
ਮੌਜੂਦਗੀ
strong
ਮਹੱਤਤਾ
Punjabi distinguishes here/there and this/that with forms like ਇਹ/ਉਹ and ਇੱਥੇ/ਉੱਥੇ.
ਇੱਥੇ ਬੈਠੋ, ਉੱਥੇ ਨਹੀਂ।
Sit here, not there.
ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਸਿੱਖੀ ਜਾ ਰਹੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ
ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ
ਮੌਜੂਦਗੀ
medium
ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲਤਾ
English expresses distance and proximity with adjectives, adverbs, and prepositions.
The shop is near the station.
near the station = proximity
ਸਿੱਖਣ ਵਾਲਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਆਮ ਸਮੱਸਿਆ
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.