Ver weg van
Example: Het huis is ver weg van de stad.
Definition
"Ver weg van" is a Dutch preposition phrase meaning at a great distance from a particular place or point. It is used to indicate that something or someone is far away from another location, as in the example sentence, 'Het huis is ver weg van de stad,' meaning the house is far away from the city.
Etymology
The phrase "ver weg van" comes from Dutch, where "ver" means 'far,' "weg" means 'away,' and "van" means 'from.' Together, they literally translate to 'far away from.' This phrase directly expresses distance and separation in Dutch, and its components have Germanic roots common to many Germanic languages.
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"Ver weg van" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - (A1) - set 3", containing 104 commonly used words.
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