French dictionary
loin/lwɛ̃/
adverb · A2 · Frequency 423
adverb
Meanings
far, distant (spatial distance)
Commonly used to indicate spatial distance, e.g., 'loin de la ville' (far from the city).
a long time ago, distant in time
Commonly used to indicate temporal distance, e.g., 'loin dans le passé' (a long time ago).
Examples
La gare est loin de notre village.
The station is far from our village.
Ne t'eloigne pas trop loin du groupe pendant la randonnee.
Do not go too far away from the group during the hike.
Mon bureau se trouve assez loin de l'entree principale.
My office is quite far from the main entrance.
Collocations
- loin d’icifar from here
- loin dans le tempslong ago in time
Common mistakes
J’habite loin à Paris.
J’habite loin de Paris.
For spatial distance, loin is normally followed by de to introduce the reference point; loin means “far.”