lang

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

GradableYes
Comparativelänger
Superlativeam längsten
ParticipleNo

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'.

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