Hello everyone, do you know the difference between near and nearby?
Near is a preposition. It means close to something. So, it will usually be used with the structure:
near + place
My house is near here.
Bob lives near Don Quixote.
Nishi-Honganji is near Kyoto station.
Tully's is near the post office.
Nearby is an adverb NOT a preposition. So you use it with a verb, most often the verb "to be". It means close to here (where we are now).
X is nearby
My house is nearby.
There's a nice cafe nearby wanna grab a bite to eat?
It's nearby. You can walk there in 5 minutes.
But it can be used with other verbs.
My aunt lives nearby.
My kids are playing nearby let's go check on them.
I heard gunfire nearby, let's get out of here!
Have a good weekend!
Phil
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