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TOPIK 2adverb

가까이

gakkai

가까이 오다 · 가까이 살다; 가까이에 (near, as a place)

near, close, nearby; nearly

Example

우리 집 가까이에 큰 공원이 있어요.

There's a big park near my house.

Word parts

From 가깝다 (to be close) + -이: 'closely.'

Good to know

Before an amount it means 'nearly': 두 시간 가까이 기다렸어요 = I waited nearly two hours.