des

• Article

  1. plural of un (“some; the plural indefinite article”)
  2. plural of une (“some; the plural indefinite article”)
  3. plural of du (“some; the plural partitive article”)
  4. plural of de la (“some; the plural partitive article”)
  5. plural of de l’ (“some; the plural partitive article”)

• Contraction

ruines

second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of ruiner

fermes

• Adj

  plural of ferme

• Noun
• Verb

sont

third-person plural present indicative of être

dans

• Prep

  1. in, inside (enclosed in a physical space, a group, a state)
  2. to (indicates direction towards certain large subdivisions, see usage notes)
  3. in, within (a longer period of time)
  4. during
  5. out of, from
  6. in; in the works of
  7. (colloquial) Used in dans les (“about, around”)

• Noun

forêt

forest

proche

• Adj

  1. close, near, closeby, nearby (to a place)
  2. close, near (a time)

• Noun

du

• Contraction

  Contraction of de + le (“of the”)

• Article