nah
adj · /naː/ ·Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- Proto-Germanic *nēhwazder. Proto-Germanic *nēhw Proto-West Germanic *nāhw Old High German nāh Middle High German nāh German nah Inherited from Middle High German nāh, from Old High German nāh, from Proto-West Germanic *nāhw, from Proto-Germanic *nēhw, from *nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”). Compare English nigh. Doublet of nach.
Translation
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near (in space or time or in an abstract sense), close, nearby
Ich plane in naher Zukunft eine Reise nach Deutschland.
I'm planning a trip to Germany in the near future.
Ellen stand am Fenster und hörte durch Herbstwind und Regen vom nahen Bahnhof herüber die Züge pfeifen.
Ellen stood at the window and heard the trains whistling from the nearby station through autumn wind and rain.