How to Say ‘Is it far from here?’ in German
Ist es weit von hier?
ist ess vite fon heer
[ist ess vite fon heer]
Phrase Breakdown
Ist es weit
ist ess vite
is it far
A common question asking about distance.
Ist es weit bis zum Zentrum?
Is it far to the center?
Words in this phrase
Ist
[ist]
is
Form of sein used here to begin a question.
Ist es weit von hier?
Is it far from here?
es
[ess]
it
A pronoun referring to the distance or destination.
Ist es weit von hier?
Is it far from here?
weit
[vite]
far
Used to ask whether the distance is long.
Ist es weit von hier?
Is it far from here?
Von hier
fon heer
from here
Shows the starting point for measuring distance.
Von hier ist es nicht weit.
It is not far from here.
Words in this phrase
von
[fon]
from
A preposition indicating starting point.
Ist es weit von hier?
Is it far from here?
hier
[heer]
here
Refers to the speaker's current location.
Ist es weit von hier?
Is it far from here?
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