飛(ひ)行(こう)機(き) hikoukiは waニューヨーク nyuuyookuに ni接(せっ)近(きん) sekkinしている shiteiru。 The airplane is approaching New York. Literal Airplane [topic-は] New-York [toward-に] is-approaching. 接近する (せっきんする) is a formal/written suru-verb meaning 'to approach,' more elevated than the native Japanese 近づく. Both describe drawing near, but 接近 is preferred in news and technical writing. airplanestransportationsuru-verb (noun + する)
飛(ひ)行(こう)機(き) hikoukiは waニューヨーク nyuuyookuに ni接(せっ)近(きん) sekkinしている shiteiru。 The airplane is approaching New York. Literal Airplane [topic-は] New-York [toward-に] is-approaching. 接近する (せっきんする) is a formal/written suru-verb meaning 'to approach,' more elevated than the native Japanese 近づく. Both describe drawing near, but 接近 is preferred in news and technical writing. airplanestransportationsuru-verb (noun + する)