Ferne

Meaning

(feminine) distance
(feminine,in-plural) distant lands
(feminine,future,past) future, past

Frequency

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɛʁnə/

Etymology

From fern. Compare Low German Feren, dative, as in in sikerer Feren and in rhyme to Steren (pl.).

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Sentences

Wir müssen vielleicht gar nicht so weit in die Ferne blicken .

Perhaps we do not have to look too far.

In der Ferne sieht man
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den Kühlturm des Steinkohlekraftwerks.

In the distance you can see the cooling tower of the coal-fired power plant.

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