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Questions & Answers about Станция метро недалеко.
Why is it Станция метро and not Метро станция?
In Russian, you often connect nouns by saying "noun OF noun". So you are literally saying "Station OF the metro". Usually, the second word changes its ending to show this "of" relationship (called the genitive case). However, метро is a borrowed foreign word, so its ending never changes! It just stays as метро after Станция.
Where is the word for "is" in this sentence?
Russian skips the verb "to be" in the present tense. You just put the subject (Станция) and the description (недалеко) right next to each other. Literally, this sentence is just "Station of metro not far."
Is недалеко related to the word for "far"?
Yes! далеко is the adverb for "far". By attaching the negative prefix не- directly to it, you get недалеко, which means "not far" or "nearby".
Why isn't there a word for "The" before Станция?
The Russian language doesn't use articles like "the", "a", or "an". Depending on the context, Станция can mean "a station" or "the station". Here, it translates to "The metro station" based on the general context.