fern
remote
The German word 'fern' is used to describe something that is far away, distant, or remote. It can be used as an adjective or an adverb. For example, 'Das fern gelegene Dorf' means 'The remote village.' It can also be used in the context of technology, such as 'fernsteuerbar' which means 'remotely controllable.'
Example sentences using: fern
Der Fernseher ist alt.
The television is old.
In this sentence, 'Fernseher' is a compound word in German, combining 'fern' (far) and 'Sehen' (seeing), referring to a television. The sentence is commenting on the condition of the television.
Er lebt fern von hier.
He lives far from here.
In this sentence, 'fern' is used to describe the distance between the speaker's location and the place where 'he' lives. The phrase 'fern von hier' translates directly to 'far from here'.
Der Zug fährt in die Ferne.
The train travels into the distance.
This sentence uses 'Ferne' (a derivative of 'fern') to describe the train moving into the distance or far away. 'Ferne' is a noun version of 'fern' and essentially means 'the distance'.