Near, close - Nahe, nah (The 480th Most Common German Word)

In German, the word for Near, close is Nahe, nah. This word often comes up when talking about being & changes, location & place, time & frequency. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 480th most commonly used word in German. It can be used as adjective. You can listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Our app offers over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types for the 3000 most common German words. Download it now to discover them all.

Pronunciation

en English: near, close

de German: nahe, nah

Being & Changes Location & Place Time & Frequency Adjective A1

Examples

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His office is very close to mine. Sein Büro ist sehr nah bei meinem.
I like that university, but it's too close to home. Ich mag diese Universität, aber sie ist zu nah an meinem Zuhause.
Where God seems very close, the Devil is never far away. Wo Gott ganz nah scheint, ist der Teufel nie weit weg.
My parents and I aren't close. Meine Eltern und ich stehen uns nicht nahe.
My house is close to a bus stop. Mein Haus liegt nahe einer Bushaltestelle.
I love my new apartment because it's very close to the station. Ich liebe meine neue Wohnung, weil sie sehr nahe am Bahnhof liegt.
They are too close. Sie sind zu nah.
He's very close. Es ist sehr nah.

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Near, close - Nahe, nah (The 480th Most Common German Word)
Bill lives near the sea. Bill lebt nah am Meer.
He lives near the beach. Er wohnt nahe am See.
She lives near the beach. Sie wohnt nahe am See.
My apartment is near. Meine Wohnung ist nahe.
It's close. Es ist nah.
Tom came close. Tom kam dem nahe.
We were close. Wir waren nahe dran.
Tom lives near the beach. Tom wohnt nahe am See.
I was close. Ich war nahe.
We're close. Wir stehen uns nahe.
Near the market square there is an imposing synagogue. Nahe dem Marktplatz steht eine imposante Synagoge.
We were near death. Wir waren dem Tod nah.
Monkeys are closely related to humans. Affen sind nahe Verwandte des Menschen.

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Near, close - Nahe, nah (The 480th Most Common German Word)

This word appears in the following categories

Being & Changes Location & Place Time & Frequency Adjective A1

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