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テレビの横 & テレビの隣 ー what's the difference? 2

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Starhowl
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テレビの横 & テレビの隣 ー what's the difference? 2

Postby Starhowl » September 25th, 2015 9:07 am

I have another question, feel free to moderate them together into 1 thread, if you'd like, as stated above in the title, what the difference between these 2 is?
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Re: テレビの横 & テレビの隣 ー what's the difference? 2

Postby community.japanese » September 28th, 2015 4:57 am

Starhowl san,
Konnichiwa. :)
テレビの横 & テレビの隣 are both “something next to the TV.”
According to the grammar textbook, when you use テレビの隣, the size or category of A should be similar to the TV.
When you use テレビの横, the size or category of A can be different from the TV.
However, many native Japanese speakers use them interchangeably for talking about small things.
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