Der Bahnhof ist weit entfernt.

Because Bahnhof is the subject of the sentence, so it is in the nominative case.

• der Bahnhof = nominative masculine singular
• den Bahnhof = accusative masculine singular

In Der Bahnhof ist weit entfernt, the station is the thing being described, so nominative is needed.

Bahnhof is a masculine noun in German, so its nominative singular article is der.

Its basic forms are:

• der Bahnhof = the station
• ein Bahnhof = a station

So the sentence begins with Der Bahnhof because it means the station.

In a normal German main clause, the finite verb usually comes in second position. This is called the V2 rule.

So the structure is:

• Der Bahnhof = first element
• ist = finite verb in second position
• weit entfernt = rest of the sentence

This is one of the most important word-order patterns in German.

Weit entfernt means far away or a long way away.

• weit = far
• entfernt = removed, distant, away

Together, they form a very natural expression meaning that something is located at a considerable distance.

Yes. In this sentence, entfernt functions like a predicate adjective after sein.

German often uses adjectives after sein without any adjective ending:

• Der Bahnhof ist weit entfernt.
• Das Haus ist groß.
• Die Straße ist lang.

So entfernt is describing Bahnhof.

Because it comes after the verb sein and is being used predicatively, not directly before a noun.

Compare:

• Der Bahnhof ist weit entfernt.
  No ending, because it comes after ist.

• der weit entfernte Bahnhof
  Here it comes before the noun, so it needs an adjective ending: entfernte.

This is a very common difference in German.

Here, weit is acting like an adverb and modifies entfernt. It strengthens the idea of distance.

So:

• entfernt = away, distant
• weit entfernt = far away, quite distant

This is similar to English using far in far away.

Yes, absolutely. Der Bahnhof ist weit weg is very common and often sounds a bit more conversational.

Compare:

• Der Bahnhof ist weit entfernt. = a bit more neutral or slightly formal
• Der Bahnhof ist weit weg. = very everyday, natural spoken German

Both are correct.

You can, but it is less common in everyday speech for this situation.

• fern means distant or far
• It can sound more literary, formal, or abstract

Most learners will hear and use:

• weit weg
• weit entfernt

more often than fern in daily conversation.

Bahnhof usually means railway station or train station.

It is a compound noun:

• Bahn = rail / train
• Hof = yard / court (historically)

In modern usage, Bahnhof normally refers to a train station, not just any kind of station.

Yes. German does not need to add von hier if the context already makes it clear.

So:

• Der Bahnhof ist weit entfernt. = The station is far away.

If you want to be more specific, you could say:

• Der Bahnhof ist von hier weit entfernt. = The station is far from here.

But the shorter version is perfectly normal.

Usually it describes distance relative to the current context—often from where the speaker is, or from some place already being discussed.

By itself, Der Bahnhof ist weit entfernt does not necessarily mean a permanent or absolute quality. It usually means something like:

• the station is far from here
• the station is far from that place

Context tells you what it is far from.

Yes, that is possible.

• ist weit entfernt = is far away
• liegt weit entfernt = lies far away / is located far away

liegt is often used when talking about geographical location. It can sound a bit more descriptive or location-focused.

Both are correct, but ist weit entfernt is simpler and very natural.