Мы живём около метро, поэтому неудобно брать такси.

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Breakdown of Мы живём около метро, поэтому неудобно брать такси.

• брать: to take
• метро: the metro
• жить: to live

Questions & Answers about Мы живём около метро, поэтому неудобно брать такси.

What case does the preposition около require, and why doesn’t метро change form?

Около governs the genitive case. However, метро is an indeclinable neuter noun: it looks the same in all cases. So около метро is correct; forms like около метра would be wrong here (and actually mean “near a meter,” the unit of length).

Can I say у метро, возле метро, рядом с метро, or недалеко от метро instead? What’s the difference?

All are fine, with small nuance differences:

• у метро: right by/at the metro (often implies very close, near the entrance).
• возле метро: near the metro; close proximity.
• около метро: near the metro; neutral, slightly bookish to some ears.
• рядом с метро (+ instrumental): right next to/close to the metro.
• недалеко от метро (+ genitive): not far from the metro; emphasizes short distance rather than immediate adjacency.

All sound natural in everyday speech.

Does около метро mean near a specific station or near the subway system in general?

In everyday Russian, около метро almost always means “near a metro station/entrance,” not “near the subway network” in the abstract. Context can specify which station if needed.

Why is there a comma before поэтому?