Sentence examples of "ferne" in German
Wer auf dem Pfad der Weisheit wandeln will, darf keine Angst vor dem Misserfolg haben, denn wenn er auch noch so weit vorankommt, bleibt sein Ziel doch in unerreichbarer Ferne.
He who wants to travel the path of wisdom must not fear failure, for no matter how much progress he makes, his goal remains unattainably far off.
Wir konnten die Lichter der Stadt aus der Ferne sehen.
We could see the lights of the town in the distance.
In der Ferne höre ich den Laut leise rauschender Wege.
In the distance I hear the sound of softly murmuring roads.
Die kleine Insel sah aus der Ferne wie eine Schildkröte aus.
The small island looked like a tortoise from a distance.
In der Ferne kannst du den Fuji-Berg durch den Morgennebel erkennen.
In the distance you can see Mt. Fuji through the morning mist.
In der Ferne höre ich einen Muezzin die Gläubigen zum Gebet rufen.
In the distance I hear a muezzin calling the faithful to prayer.
Ein seltsames deutsches Wort ist "entfernen", denn die Vorsilbe "ent-" bedeutet, dass man etwas fortnimmt, in diesem Fall also die Ferne fortnimmt, sich also nähert, was aber das genaue Gegenteil der wirklichen Bedeutung von "entfernen" ist.
A curious German word is "entfernen" (to put some distance between), because the prefix "ent-" means to take something away, in this case the distance, but taking away the distance would mean to bring it closer which is the exact opposite of what the word "entfernen" means.
Nachdem er mit drei Jahren Waise wurde, wurde er von einem fernen Verwandten aufgezogen.
An orphan at three, he was brought up by a distant relative.
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