Adverb

nebenan

next door, nearby

Meine Großeltern wohnen nebenan.

My grandparents live next door.

Das Café ist gleich nebenan.

The café is right next door.

nebenan + verb to do sth. next door The people who live next door are very nice.

Synonyms: in der Nähe (nearby), um die Ecke (around the corner); Antonym: weit weg (far away)

From 'neben' (next to) and 'an' (at/on). Literally 'next to at'.

Think of it as a contraction of 'neben an der Tür' (next to the door).

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