kauas
Kauas is a Finnish adverb meaning “far away” or “to a great distance.” It describes spatial distance and, by extension, figurative distance in time, effort, or reach. In usage, kauas often accompanies verbs of motion or placement and is used to indicate how far something is from the speaker or a reference point. The form is common in everyday speech as well as in literature and poetry, where distance can carry metaphorical weight.
Etymology and related forms: the word belongs to the Finnish root kauka‑ meaning distant. Kauas is the
Grammatical notes and usage: kauas functions as an immutable adverb and is not inflected for person or
See also: kaukana, kaukaa, etäisyys, kaukaisuus, Finnish language.