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Questions & Answers about Het vliegveld is ver.
Why is it het vliegveld and not de vliegveld?
What does vliegveld literally mean?
It literally translates to "fly field"! It is a combination of vlieg (from vliegen, to fly) and het veld (the field). Breaking down compound words like this makes them much easier to remember.
This lesson is about the present perfect with zijn (to be). Is that what is happening in this sentence?
No, in this specific sentence, is is simply the main verb meaning "is". Even though is is a form of zijn, we would need a second verb in the past participle form (like "arrived" or "gone") at the end of the sentence for it to be the present perfect.
Where is the word for "away" in the Dutch sentence?
There isn't one! The Dutch word ver simply means "far". English speakers often add "away" because saying "the airport is far" can sound a bit abrupt in English, but is ver is the completely natural and normal way to say this in Dutch.