Preposition / Adjective
fern
Pronunciation: /fɛʁn/
remote
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Meanings
Preposition
- far away from something
Adjective
- remote
- far away
Example sentence
Sie träumt von einer Reise in ein fernes Land.
She dreams of a trip to a remote country.
Usage
- ein fernes Land — A distant country; fern takes an adjective ending.
- fern von zu Hause — Far from home; von takes dative.
Am Horizont sahen wir die fernen Berge.
We could see the distant mountains on the horizon.