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What's the difference between "nah" and "nahe"?

There is no difference in meaning between nah and nahe. This adjective belongs to this group: alleine, bange, blöde, böse, derbe, fade, feige, milde, nahe, öde, rapide, sachte, spröde, stupide, träge,...
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What's the difference between "nah" and "nahe"?

Nahe is an old form of nah. You can exchange them freely but in some contexts nahe is still preferred: Nahe des Ufers schwammen Enten. Nah am Ufer schwammen Enten. This is all about phonotactics. ...
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