Breakdown of La gare est très proche.
Questions & Answers about La gare est très proche.
The lesson is about 'près de', so why does this sentence use 'proche'?
In French, près de (near) is a preposition that needs to be followed by a place or thing, like près de l'hôtel (near the hotel). In this sentence, there is no object after 'close'. Instead, proche is used as an adjective to describe la gare (the station). Does the word 'proche' change depending on the noun?
Yes! Because proche is an adjective here, it has to agree with the noun it describes. It already ends in '-e', so it looks the same for both masculine and feminine nouns. However, if the noun were plural, you would add an '-s' (for example: les gares sont très proches). Can I say 'La gare est très près' instead?
Yes, you can! While près de needs an object, the word près on its own is an adverb that means 'nearby'. So, saying La gare est très près is also perfectly correct and very common. Learn La gare est très proche and more in French
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