Questions & Answers about Banka je bliže mojoj kući nego restoran.
What does nego mean in this sentence?
Here nego means than.
So:
- Banka je bliže mojoj kući = The bank is closer to my house
- nego restoran = than the restaurant
It introduces the second part of the comparison.
What does je do here?
Je is the 3rd person singular present form of biti (to be), so here it means is.
- Banka je... = The bank is...
It works just like the English verb is in this sentence.
Why is it bliže and not blizu?
Because blizu means near/close, while bliže is the comparative form and means closer.
Compare:
- Banka je blizu moje kuće. = The bank is near my house.
- Banka je bliže mojoj kući nego restoran. = The bank is closer to my house than the restaurant.
So if the English meaning is closer, Serbian needs bliže.
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