"You two are very close."
Translation:Ihr beide steht euch sehr nahe.
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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.
2077
I'm a little confused with this "euch" too. Can someone explain it, please?
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".
- 2077
Thank you, Wataya. Now this makes sense to me. I really appreciate your help here in the comments!
- 2077
Sorry for the confusion haha Like @sujithkm007 wrote above, I meant the presence of "euch" in this sentence...
I'll ask Oliwa's Q again since no one's answered it: Why can't it be Sie beide sind sehr nahe.
