के नज़दीक (ke nazdiik)

postposition A compound postposition meaning 'near/close to' -- built from नज़दीक (nazdiik, 'near') plus the connector के (ke) that links it to the preceding noun. Covers both physical closeness and figurative/relational closeness.
Sense 1 : physically near, close to (a place)
postposition Governs the oblique case of the preceding noun, like other compound postpositions ending in के (ke): घर के नज़दीक (ghar ke nazdiik, 'near the house').
Synonyms: के पास (ke paas), के करीब (ke kariib)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Very common on signboards and in directions -- ऑटो वाला (oto vaalaa) or a shopkeeper will casually say मेट्रो के नज़दीक है (metro ke nazdiik hai, 'it's near the metro') to help you get your bearings in Delhi.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes drop के (ke) and just say नज़दीक (nazdiik) alone with a noun, which sounds incomplete; the connector है (hai)... needs के (ke) before नज़दीक (nazdiik) when following a noun, e.g. स्टेशन के नज़दीक (steshan ke nazdiik, 'near the station'), not स्टेशन नज़दीक (steshan nazdiik).
Sample Sentences:
मेरा घर मेट्रो स्टेशन के नज़दीक है। My house is near the metro station.
(meraa ghar metro steshan ke nazdiik hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
बाज़ार यहाँ से नज़दीक नहीं है, थोड़ा दूर है। The market isn't near from here, it's a bit far.
(baazaar yahaan se nazdiik nahiin hai, thodaa door hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
क्या आस-पास कोई एटीएम अस्पताल के नज़दीक है? Is there any ATM near the hospital nearby?
(kyaa aas-paas koii etiiem asptaal ke nazdiik hai?)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
गाड़ी पार्क के नज़दीक खड़ी करना, वरना पुलिस उठा लेगी। Park the car near the park, otherwise the police will tow it away.
(gaadii paark ke nazdiik khadii karnaa, varnaa pulis uthaa legii।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
हमने रात एक होटल में बिताई जो एयरपोर्ट के नज़दीक था। We spent the night in a hotel that was near the airport.
(hamne raat ek hotal men bitaaii jo eyarport ke nazdiik thaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर मंदिर घर के नज़दीक होता, तो मैं रोज़ जाता। If the temple were near the house, I would go every day.
(agar mandir ghar ke nazdiik hotaa, to main roz jaataa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
ऑफिस के नज़दीक कोई अच्छा ढाबा मिल जाए तो बता देना। If you find any good dhaba near the office, let me know.
(ophis ke nazdiik koii achchhaa dhaabaa mil jaae to bataa denaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
स्कूल इतने नज़दीक है कि बच्चे पैदल चले जाते हैं। The school is so near that the children walk there.
(skool itne nazdiik hai ki bachche paidal chale jaate hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
नई दुकान वही खोली गई है जो पुराने मंदिर के नज़दीक है। The new shop has been opened right near the old temple.
(naii dukaan vahii kholii gaii hai jo puraane mandir ke nazdiik hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
भाई साहब, ऑटो वाला बोल रहा था कि मेट्रो के नज़दीक है, पैदल भी जा सकते हैं। Brother, the auto driver was saying it's near the metro, you can even walk there.
(bhaaii saahab, oto vaalaa bol rahaa thaa ki metro ke nazdiik hai, paidal bhii jaa sakte hain।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
कृपया अपनी गाड़ी मुख्य द्वार के नज़दीक न खड़ी करें। Please do not park your vehicle near the main gate.
(kripyaa apnii gaadii mukhy dvaar ke nazdiik n khadii karen।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
Sense 2 : close to (in relationship, feeling, or time)
postposition Used for emotional or relational closeness, e.g. दिल के नज़दीक (dil ke nazdiik, 'close to the heart'), or approaching a point in time, e.g. शाम के नज़दीक (shaam ke nazdiik, 'close to evening').
Synonyms: के करीब (ke kariib)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Hindi speakers extend spatial nearness to feelings quite naturally -- वह मेरे दिल के नज़दीक है (vah mere dil ke nazdiik hai, 'he/she is close to my heart') is a common warm expression, paralleling how पास (paas) also does double duty for physical and emotional closeness.
Sample Sentences:
वह मेरे दिल के नज़दीक है। He is close to my heart.
(vah mere dil ke nazdiik hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
हम दोनों एक-दूसरे के इतने नज़दीक कैसे आ गए, पता ही नहीं चला। How the two of us became so close to each other, I never even realized.
(ham donon ek-doosre ke itne nazdiik kaise aa gae, pataa hii nahiin chalaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
इम्तिहान के नज़दीक आते-आते मेरी घबराहट बढ़ने लगती है। As the exam draws close, my nervousness starts to grow.
(imtihaan ke nazdiik aate-aate merii ghabraahat badhne lagtii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अपनी सेवा और सच्चाई से वह धीरे-धीरे मालिक के नज़दीक होता गया। Through his service and honesty, he gradually grew close to his master.
(apnii sevaa aur sachchaaii se vah dhiire-dhiire maalik ke nazdiik hotaa gayaa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
काश मैं उसके इतना नज़दीक होता कि वह मुझसे अपना दुख कह पाती। I wish I were close enough to her that she could tell me her sorrow.
(kaash main uske itnaa nazdiik hotaa ki vah mujhse apnaa dukh kah paatii।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
अपने बच्चों के नज़दीक रहो, वरना बड़े होकर वे तुमसे दूर हो जाएँगे। Stay close to your children, or else they will grow distant from you as they grow up.
(apne bachchon ke nazdiik raho, varnaa bade hokar ve tumse door ho jaaenge।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
समय बीतने के साथ हम दोनों परिवारों के और नज़दीक हो गए। As time passed, both our families became even closer to each other.
(samay biitne ke saath ham donon parivaaron ke aur nazdiik ho gae।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
शायद यही वजह है कि वह अपनी माँ के इतना नज़दीक रहा हो। Perhaps this is the reason he may have stayed so close to his mother.
(shaayad yahii vajah hai ki vah apnii maan ke itnaa nazdiik rahaa ho।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
प्रभु के नज़दीक रहने से मन को जो शांति मिलती है, वह और कहीं नहीं मिलती। The peace one's heart finds in staying close to the Lord is found nowhere else.
(prabhu ke nazdiik rahne se man ko jo shaanti miltii hai, vah aur kahiin nahiin miltii।)
Register: Devotional -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
मुझे उस दिन के नज़दीक होने का एहसास हो रहा था जब सब कुछ बदल जाता। I was sensing that the day was drawing close when everything would change.
(mujhe us din ke nazdiik hone kaa ehsaas ho rahaa thaa jab sab kuchh badal jaataa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active