adjective
near, close
B1
Nah means ‘near’ or ‘close’. It’s an adjective (also used adverbially), gradable: comparative näher, superlative am nächsten. Antonyms include weit and fern. It follows normal adjective declension and can combine with prepositions (e.g., nah an) or appear in adverbial position; no irregular forms.
Examples
Komm her, du bist ganz nah!
Come here, you're really close!
Das Hotel lag nah am Bahnhof, weil der Zug früher ankam und viele Reisende ausstiegen.
The hotel was close to the station because the train arrived earlier and many passengers got off.
Das Geschäft ist nah.
The shop is nearby.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine two dots almost touching — they are 'nah' to each other
sounds like English 'nah' as in 'nah, I'm close' (informal)
Notes
Commonly used both predicatively (ist nah) and in comparisons (näher). Colloquial speech may prefer 'in der Nähe' (noun) for some contexts.