Vocab Info

N3 Noun

(そば)near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, besides, while, third person

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, besides, while

      Usually written using kana alone
    2. Noun

      2.

      third person

      Only applies to はた

    All Forms

    側 【そば】側 【そく】側 【はた】傍 【そば】傍 【はた】端 【はた】

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    Examples

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      ()になっている()(そば)(こし)をかける。

      To sit down next to the person you’re interested in.

      • N3

      医者(いしゃ):「もっと(わたし)(そば)()てくれますか?」

      Doctor: ‘Could you come closer to my side?’

      • N3

      人見知(ひとみし)りの(むすめ)保育園(ほいくえん)()いても(ぼく)(そば)(はな)れようとしなかった。

      My shy daughter didn't want to leave my side even after arriving at the nursery.

      • N3

      面識(めんしき)()(ひと)誘拐(ゆうかい)されそうになったため(そば)交番(こうばん)()()みました。

      I ran to the nearby police box because I felt like I was about to be kidnapped by a stranger.

      • N3

      ()(こお)るような(さむ)さの()には、暖炉(だんろ)(そば)(だん)をとらずには()きていけません。

      On freezing cold days, I can't survive without warming up by the side of a fireplace.

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