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Lotte schaut sich Fotos vom Meer an und bekommt Fernweh. Lotte looks at photos of the sea and gets wanderlust.

noun · B1

das Fernweh

[ˈfɛʁnˌveː]

wanderlust

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Antonyms
das Heimweh

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Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Example
Nominative wer? was? das Fernweh
Accusative wen? was? das Fernweh
Dative wem? dem Fernweh
Genitive wessen? des Fernwehs

How the Word Is Built

Fern root weh root

A compound: Fern + das Weh

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

ferndie Fernedas Heimweh

In Otti's situations: Lotte plans a trip abroad

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