The German word for long is
lang
German Definition
long | |
lang |
Translations for long and their definitions
Lang | ||
Proper noun. surname, from=nicknames | ||
adj. long; lengthy (in space or time) | ||
adj. (of a person) tall | ||
adj. (with units of time, chiefly Jahre) many (indicating the length of the time in total) | ||
Er hat lange Jahre damit verbracht, diese Frage zu erörtern. - He spent many years reasoning about this question. | ||
adv. (chiefly colloquial, but also found in formal style) Alternative form of lange | ||
Der Ausflug hat lang gedauert. - The trip took quite long. | ||
adv. long, sprawled, stretched (physically) | ||
Er lag lang auf der Erde. - He lay sprawled on the ground. | ||
post. for (temporal) | ||
Er ist ein Jahr lang um die Welt gereist. - He travelled around the world for one year. | ||
Ich habe mein ganzes Leben lang die Relativitätstheorie studiert. - I studied relativistic physics my entire life. | ||
post. (chiefly colloquial, but also found in formal style) Alternative form of entlang | ||
Gehen Sie einfach diese Straße lang! - Just go along this street! | ||
Wo lang? Hier lang! - Which way? This way! | ||
v. singular imperative of langen |
Lange | ||
Proper noun. surname, from=nicknames | ||
adv. long, for a long time | ||
adv. in a long time | ||
adj. form of lang | ||
v. first-person singular present of langen | ||
v. first-person singular subjunctive of langen | ||
v. third-person singular subjunctive of langen | ||
v. singular imperative of langen |
weit | ||
adj. wide | ||
adj. large | ||
adj. far, distant (of the past or future) | ||
Der Roman spielt in der weiten Zukunft. - The novel takes place in the far future. | ||
adj. Denotes a certain point in time or in some process or schedule, or a certain stage of development. | ||
Es ist fast so weit, das Ritual durchzuführen. - It's almost time to perform the ritual. | ||
Computer sind so weit fortgeschritten, dass sie Sprache verstehen. - Computers have advanced enough to understand language. | ||
adv. far |
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