long
The meeting was very long.
Das Meeting war sehr lang.
von großer räumlicher Ausdehnung in einer Dimension
She has long hair.
Sie hat lange Haare.
The river is 200 km long.
Der Fluss ist 200 km lang.
Used for physical dimensions, time, or abstract extent.
über eine längere Zeitdauer
I haven’t seen her in a long time.
Ich habe sie lange nicht gesehen.
This is a long-term project.
Das ist ein langfristiges Projekt.
Often used with time-related nouns (time, period, project, etc.).
mit einem bestimmten Abstand oder einer Lücke
The store is just a long walk from here.
Der Laden ist nur ein langer Weg von hier.
Describes distance or separation.
ausführlich oder detailliert
She gave a long explanation.
Sie gab eine lange Erklärung.
Describes verbal or written content.
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Verwandte Ausdrücke
Profi-Tipp
Adjective vs. Adverb
Use 'lang' as an adjective (e.g., 'ein langes Buch' — a long book) and 'lange' as an adverb (e.g., 'Ich war lange im Büro' — I was in the office for a long time).
Goldene Regel
Position in Sentences
As an adjective, 'long' precedes the noun it describes (e.g., 'a long road'). As an adverb, it follows the verb (e.g., 'The meeting lasted long').
Wortursprung
Old English 'lang', from Proto-Germanic '*langaz', related to Old High German 'lang', Dutch 'lang', and Old Norse 'langr'. The Proto-Indo-European root '*dlongh-' also gave rise to Latin 'longus' and Greek 'dolichos'.
Verwendungshinweise
In German, 'lang' is the primary translation for 'long' in most contexts. However, in compound adjectives like 'long-term' or 'long-distance', German often uses 'langfristig' or 'Fern-' respectively. For time-related expressions, 'lange' (adverb) is used instead of 'lang'.