zuotengdazuo Sempai Joined 8 Dec 2019 Messages 830 Reaction score 19 4 May 2020 #1 Hi. Could you please explain why にある is used here? Can we also use 距離がある or 距離だ here? Thank you.
Toritoribe 松葉解禁 Moderator Fifteen-year veteran Joined 22 Feb 2008 Messages 18,266 Reaction score 4,926 4 May 2020 #2 The meaning is the same, but the nuance is a bit different. 距離がある and 距離だ just express the distance between the two places, while 距離にある puts more focus on the location, how far it (= the school) is from the reference point (= his house).
The meaning is the same, but the nuance is a bit different. 距離がある and 距離だ just express the distance between the two places, while 距離にある puts more focus on the location, how far it (= the school) is from the reference point (= his house).
zuotengdazuo Sempai Joined 8 Dec 2019 Messages 830 Reaction score 19 5 May 2020 Thread starter #3 Thank you, toritorib-san. I see.