TexMurphy01
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- 25 Aug 2011
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Hi there,
Just created this account so hello to all.
Here is my question: I was having a Japanese lesson and we were doing relative locations (mae, ushiro, hidari etc.), and there was one sentence which used 'chikaku ni' so as to describe something that is located nearby. So... I know 'chikai' means 'near' as an adjective, but she was unable to satisfactorily explain the difference between the two versions of 'near'.
Now I can't seem to get me head around it. The books I've read don't seem to help me out, which is why I came here. They tell me that one is an adverb and the other is not, but due to the way English and Japanese differ, I can't seem to apply this to the Japanese and come away with any sense at all.
Please, if you can make it simple and give me some examples that would be great. No matter how simple you think your explanation is, if it's possible to make it more simple, please do. It's making me crazy!
Thanks in advance.
Just created this account so hello to all.
Here is my question: I was having a Japanese lesson and we were doing relative locations (mae, ushiro, hidari etc.), and there was one sentence which used 'chikaku ni' so as to describe something that is located nearby. So... I know 'chikai' means 'near' as an adjective, but she was unable to satisfactorily explain the difference between the two versions of 'near'.
Now I can't seem to get me head around it. The books I've read don't seem to help me out, which is why I came here. They tell me that one is an adverb and the other is not, but due to the way English and Japanese differ, I can't seem to apply this to the Japanese and come away with any sense at all.
Please, if you can make it simple and give me some examples that would be great. No matter how simple you think your explanation is, if it's possible to make it more simple, please do. It's making me crazy!
Thanks in advance.