"You two are very close."

Translation: Ihr beide steht euch sehr nahe.

[sujithkm007]

Why do we need "euch" here?. I mean "ihr beide steht" gives the meaning "you two are" so what is the significance of "euch" here.

[diasmarcell]

I'm a little confused with this "euch" too. Can someone explain it, please?

[wataya]

The verb "jemandem nahestehen" needs an object. This can either be somebody else ("Ihr beide steht ihm nahe") or the subject itself, in which case you need a reflexive pronoun:

• Ich stehe mir nahe
• Du stehst dir nahe
• Er steht sich nahe
• wir stehen uns nahe
• ihr steht euch nahe
• sie stehen sich nahe

Think of English "you two are close to each other".

[diasmarcell]

Thank you, Wataya. Now this makes sense to me. I really appreciate your help here in the comments!

[allylou67]

Also found this helpful.

[Levi]

@diasmarcell : euch : http://goo.gl/Q2b7YD

EDIT: Oh. Let's ask Wataya.

[diasmarcell]

Sorry for the confusion haha Like @sujithkm007 wrote above, I meant the presence of "euch" in this sentence...

[0liwia]

I don't see why Sie is not ok (you plural polite form)

[BLPK]

I'll ask Oliwa's Q again since no one's answered it: Why can't it be Sie beide sind sehr nahe.

[rmz]

Why can't we use "sind" instead of "seid" ? I wrote "Ihr beide sind sehr nahe"

[-Herbstzeitlose-]

Wrong conjugation. wir sind - ihr seid

[lynn0p]

Would "Beide von euch sind sehr nahe" be legal?