Swedish adverb · adjective · noun

fjärran

far off, distant, far away

fjärran as an adverb

Meaning

far off; distant; far away

In Swedish: långt borta

fjärran as an adjective

Meaning

located far away (often with exotic connotations), sometimes figuratively; far away, far, distant, etc.

fjärran as a noun

Meaning

an unspecified area far away (from the current location); the distance, etc.

Practise fjärran

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What does fjärran mean?

fjärran in a sentence

  • komma från när och fjärran
    come from near and far
  • fjärran från civilisationen
    far from civilization
  • Det vore mig fjärran att svika dom så
    Far be it from me to let them down like that ["it would be far from me, " figuratively, with literary phrasing]
  • fjärran länder
    far-away countries / distant lands
  • fjärran horisonter
    distant horizons
  • Sommaren känns fjärran i november
    Summer feels far away in November
  • Tornen skymtade i fjärran
    The towers could faintly be seen in the distance
  • Ljusen från hamnen hägrar i fjärran
    The lights from the harbor beckon in the distance
  • Folk kom från när och fjärran
    People came from near and far

Questions

What does fjärran mean in English?

fjärran means “far off, distant”.

Similar words

avlägsenlångt borta

Origin

From Old Swedish fiærran, equivalent to Old Norse fjarran.

Nearby common words

fjärran is number 6,189 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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