cerca
near
adverb SEH-rkah Common
Origin: From Latin circa (around, about).
Also means
nearby, close
Usage Note
Cerca as an adverb means 'nearby' (vivo cerca, I live nearby). As a preposition it requires de: cerca de la estación (near the station) — you cannot say cerca la estación. The antonym is lejos (far). As a noun la cerca (feminine) means a fence or enclosure, which is a completely different word sharing the same spelling.
Examples
"El hospital está muy cerca de aquí."
Natural Translation
The hospital is very close to here.

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