fern
far, distant
Definition
adjectiveMeanings
- 1.far
- 2.distant
Grammar
Grammar that uses this word
- Pronoun 'er' (he/it, nominative)Pronomen 'er' (Nominativ)
- Irregular verbs: e → ie (sehen, lesen)Unregelmäßige Verben: e → ie (sehen, lesen)
- Conjunctional adverb 'dann' (then)Konjunktionaladverb 'dann'
- Temporal preposition 'nach' (after, + dative)Temporale Präposition 'nach' (+ Dativ)
- Infinitive construction 'ohne ... zu' / 'anstatt ... zu' (without / instead of doing)Infinitivkonstruktion 'ohne ... zu' / 'anstatt ... zu'
- Subjunctive I in fixed expressions and the optativeKonjunktiv I in Wendungen und Optativ
Examples
Er lebt in einem fernen .
He lives in a distant country.
Sie träumt von einer in ein fernes .
She dreams of a trip to a far-off country.
Der ist noch in .
The holiday is still in the distant future.
Von sieht die fernen Berge.
From here you can see the distant mountains.
Seine Verwandten in einer fernen .
His relatives live in a distant city.
In der hörte fernen .
In the distance one could hear distant thunder.
Das fuhr in ferne Länder.
The ship sailed to distant lands.
Er denkt an die ferne .
He often thinks of his distant homeland.
Ein leuchtete am .
A distant star shone in the sky.
Solche Sorgen fern.
Such worries are far from me.