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Usages of near
My office is near my house, but the school is far away.
Mi oficina está cerca de mi casa, pero la escuela está lejos.
The library is near the school.
La biblioteca está cerca de la escuela.
There is a train station near my house.
Hay una estación de tren cerca de mi casa.
We chose a hotel near the beach.
Elegimos un hotel cerca de la playa.
I put a small white chair near the wall in the living room.
Pongo una silla pequeña y blanca cerca de la pared en la sala.
Our apartment is near the station.
Nuestro apartamento está cerca de la estación.
The forest near the river is very quiet.
El bosque cerca del río está muy tranquilo.
Yesterday there was snow in the garden and near the river.
Ayer había nieve en el jardín y cerca del río.
Our supermarket is near the bank.
Nuestro supermercado está cerca del banco.
She shows me a painting of the river and the hills near our house.
Ella me muestra una pintura del río y de las colinas cerca de nuestra casa.
The artist whose paintings we saw yesterday lives near the market.
La artista cuyas pinturas vimos ayer vive cerca del mercado.
Her aunt is a farmer whose cows and chickens live near the river.
Su tía es una granjera cuyas vacas y gallinas viven cerca del río.
The couple got married in a small garden near the river.
La pareja se casó en un jardín pequeño cerca del río.
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