adjective
long
A1
lang means 'long' (length or duration). Common uses: physical length (a long object) and temporal duration (a long time). Gradable adjective: comparative länger, superlative am längsten. Antonym kurz. Not a participle. Regular adjective; inflected according to case, gender, and degree.
Examples
Das ist ein langes Buch.
That's a long book.
Der Vortrag war lang, obwohl die Sprecherin den Inhalt kurz zusammenfassen sollte.
The lecture was long, although the speaker was supposed to summarize the content briefly.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine a very long rope stretching across a room.
Sounds like English 'long'.
Notes
Used for physical length and duration. In comparative forms use 'länger', superlative 'am längsten'.