“chikai” vs. “chikaku”: I’ll Teach Only You The Difference
“近い (chikai)” and “近く (chikaku)” which might have been one of the complicated words for you guys. However, you would be clear about it from today! Let me introduce how you correctly use them such as native speakers today!
近い(chikai) / 近く(chikaku)
Close, Near / 近, 近 / 가깝다, 가까이 / Rất gần, Gần đó
“近い (chikai)” and “近く (chikaku)” mean “Close or Near” which has been used as the meaning of “not far away in distance”. The difference between “近い” and “近く” is that when people use “近い” in the sentence such as “駅から家まで近い”, they just focus on “the distance”. Whereas when people use “近く” in the sentence such as “家は駅の近くにある”, they focus on “the place where the house is”. If they want to explain “the distance”, “近い” is used and if they want to explain “the place”, “近く” is used. For instance, “公園が近い(The park is near.)”: they want to explain the distance. “近くの公園(The neighborhood of park)”: they want to explain “the park”.
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Sample
yuka駅から家まで近いよ。 (My house is close to the station.) (车站离我家很近。) (역에서 집까지 가까워.) (Từ ga về nhà gần lắm!) (eki kara ie made chikai yo.)
tatsuyaよく家に近い公園でジョギングしてるよ。 (I often go jogging in a park near my house.) (我经常在离我家很近的公园慢跑。) (자주 집에서 가까운 공원에서 조깅해.) (Tớ thường đi bộ ở công viên gần nhà.) (yoku ie ni chikai kōen de jogingu shiteru yo.)
yukaここから近いところに住んでるの？ (Do you live near from here?) (你住在附近吗？) (여기에서 가까운 데에 사는 거야?) (Bạn sống gần đây hả?) (kokokara chikai tokoro ni sunderu no?)
tatsuya近い場所にスーパーができて嬉しいよ。 (I’m happy to have a supermarket opened nearby.) (很高兴在附近开了一家超市。) (가까운 곳에 슈퍼가 생겨서 기뻐.) (Tớ rất vui vì gần nhà vừa xây một siêu thị.) (chikai basho ni sūpā ga dekite ureshī yo.)
yuka家は駅の近くにあるよ。 (My house is close to the station.) (我家离火车站很近哦。) (집은 역 근처에 있어.) (Nhà tớ ở gần ga đấy!) (ie wa eki no chikaku ni aru yo.)
tatsuyaよく家の近くの公園でジョギングしてるよ。 (I often go jogging in a park near my house.) (我经常在我家附近的公园慢跑。) (자주 집 근처 공원에서 조깅해.) (Tớ thường đi bộ ở công viên gần nhà.) (yoku ie no chikaku no kōen de jogingu shiteru yo.)
yukaこの近くに住んでるの？ (Do you live near here?) (你住在附近吗？) (이 근처에 살아?) (Bạn đang sống gần đây hả?) (kono chikaku ni sunderu no?)
tatsuya近くにスーパーができて嬉しいよ。 (I’m happy to have a supermarket opened near by.) (很高兴在附近开了一家超市。) (근처에 슈퍼가 생겨서 기뻐.) (Tớ rất vui vì gần nhà vừa xây một siêu thị.) (chikaku ni sūpā ga dekite ureshī yo.)
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