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how far

/haʊ fɑː(r)/

Übersetzung: Fragephrase zur Erfragung einer Entfernung (physisch oder metaphorisch) oder des Grades an Fortschritt. Hinweis: 'How far' besteht aus dem Adverb 'how' und dem Adjektiv 'far'; in Verbindung mit Substantiven wie 'distance' fungiert es als komplexe Bestimmungsphrase.

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determiner

/haʊ fɑː(r)/A1formal
  • deFragephrase zur Erfragung einer Entfernung (physisch oder metaphorisch) oder des Grades an Fortschritt. Hinweis: 'How far' besteht aus dem Adverb 'how' und dem Adjektiv 'far'; in Verbindung mit Substantiven wie 'distance' fungiert es als komplexe Bestimmungsphrase.

An interrogative phrase used to ask about distance (physical or metaphorical) or degree/extent of progress. Note: 'How far' is primarily an interrogative adverbial phrase consisting of 'how' + the adjective 'far'. When used before nouns like 'distance', it functions as a complex determiner phrase modifying those nouns. This entry focuses on its determiner-like usage with nominal complements.

  1. Interrogative determiner (physical distance)A1formal

    Used before nouns denoting distance or spatial extent (e.g., 'distance', 'way', 'journey') to ask about measurable physical separation between points.

    deInterrogativdeterminativ (physische Entfernung)

    • How far a distance is it to the airport?
    • How far a walk is it from here?
    • How far a journey did they undertake?
  2. Interrogative determiner (metaphorical distance/degree)B1formal

    Used before abstract nouns to ask about the extent, degree, or progress of an action, idea, or situation.

    deInterrogativer Determinierer (metaphorische Distanz/Grad)

    • How far a progress have we made?
    • How far a point are you willing to go?
    • How far a stage has the project reached?
  3. Adverbial usage (standalone distance)A1informal

    Used without a following noun to ask about physical or metaphorical distance. The noun is implied by context. (Note: This is the most common adverbial usage, included for completeness).

    deAdverbiale Verwendung (selbstständige Entfernung)

    • How far is the station?
    • How far have you gotten with the report?
    • How far did you travel last summer?
  4. Exclamatory or emphatic useB2informal

    Used in exclamations or rhetorical questions to emphasize the surprising extent of a distance, progress, or degree.

    deAusrufender oder verstärkender Gebrauch

    • How far a way we've come!
    • How far will you go to succeed?
    • How far a stretch of imagination that requires!