Word
近く の 内科 は いつも 混んで いる ので、 私 は 朝一番 に 行きます。chikaku no naika wa itsumo konde iru node, watashi wa asaichiban ni ikimasu.
Meaning
The nearby internal medicine clinic is always crowded, so I go first thing in the morning.
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sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of chikaku no naika wa itsumo konde iru node, watashi wa asaichiban ni ikimasu.
はwa
topic particle
私watashi
I
行くiku
to go
のno
possessive case particle
Questions & Answers about chikaku no naika wa itsumo konde iru node, watashi wa asaichiban ni ikimasu.
Why does 近く come before の 内科? What is 近くの doing here?
近く here means nearby area / neighborhood / vicinity.
When you add の, it turns into something that modifies a noun:
- 近く = nearby, the area nearby
- 近くの内科 = the internal medicine clinic near here / the nearby internal medicine clinic
So の is linking 近く to 内科 the same way English uses nearby or in the neighborhood before a noun.
Why is it 近くの内科 and not 近い内科?
Both relate to nearness, but they work differently.
- 近い is an i-adjective meaning close
- 近く is a noun/adverb-like form meaning nearby / nearby place
In this sentence, 近くの内科 sounds natural because it means the internal medicine clinic in the nearby area.
近い内科 could be understood as a clinic that is close, but it is less natural in this kind of everyday expression.
So learners will often see:
- 近くの店 = the nearby shop
- 近くの駅 = the nearby station
What exactly does 内科 mean here?
