Distance / Proximity
Deixis
Spatial distance
Proximity
How near or far is it?
extended
intermediate
Context
Kahulugan
Relative distance between speaker, listener, participant, place, or event.
Paano ito matukoy
Notice words that encode near, far, this side, that side, here, there.
Mga halimbawa
Mga salita
near|far|here|there|this|that
Mga parirala
this house|that mountain|over there
Pangungusap
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
Pagsusuri ayon sa wika
Sa iyong wika
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Paglitaw
medium
Kahalagahan
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.
Sa wikang pinag-aaralan
Bengali (standard)
Paglitaw
strong
Antas ng hirap
Distance is shown by demonstratives, deictic adverbs and spatial expressions.
ওই দোকানটা দূরে।
That shop is far away.
Karaniwang hamon ng mag-aaral
Learners may not distinguish এই, ওই and সেই in discourse context.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.