Yıllardır yakın olmamıştık.
- We haven't been close in years.
Last night someone broke into the small shop near my house.
- Gestern Nacht brach jemand in den kleinen Laden in der Nähe meines Hauses ein.
Since there are rice paddies near my house, I often hear frogs croaking all night long this time of year.
- Wegen der Reisfelder in der Nähe meines Hauses kann ich zu dieser Jahreszeit oft die ganze Nacht lang die Frösche quaken hören.
There will be an energy crisis in the near future.
- Es wird in naher Zukunft eine Energiekrise geben.
I live near the sea so I often get to go to the beach.
- Ich wohne nahe am Meer, also kann ich oft an den Strand gehen.