가깝다

Meanings

near; close; adjacentNot far from a certain location.
closeVery intimate with each other.
close toNearly amounting to a certain number.
akin to; tantamount toAlmost similar to something in quality or state.
near; immediateNot distant in time.
nearNot distant in kinship.

Examples from Lessons (3)

제 집 이 여기 에서 아주 가까워요.
My house is very close to here.
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인사 는 사람 과 사람 을 가깝게 해.
Greetings bring people closer together.
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감사합니다, 지하철 역 이 가까워요?
Thank you, is the subway station nearby?
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Grammar in These Examples

-아/어Level 1Informal ending -요FoundationsPoliteness marker -게Level 3-ly (adverbial form)-게 하다Level 4Make someone do, cause