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Questions & Answers about Ist der Bahnhof weit?
Why does the sentence start with Ist?
In German, just like in English, you form a yes/no question by moving the verb to the very beginning of the sentence. Since the regular statement is Der Bahnhof ist weit (The station is far), the question becomes Ist der Bahnhof weit?.
Why is the word for station masculine (der Bahnhof)?
Bahnhof is a compound word made of die Bahn (the train or railway) and der Hof (the courtyard). In German, compound words always take the gender of their final piece. Because it is der Hof, the combined word is der Bahnhof.
Does the word weit mean wide?
They are historical cousins, but here weit means far. While it can sometimes translate to wide in specific contexts, the word you will usually use for physically wide or broad in German is breit.