Polyglot Dictionary

lang

/laŋ/

adjective A1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

comparative
länger
superlative
am längsten

Meaning

  1. long

    Covers both physical length and duration, like English "long" — "ein langer Weg" (a long path) and "zwei Stunden lang" (for two hours) alike.

Similar words

langwierig

Lang is the plain word for long; langwierig specifically means lengthy and protracted, usually about a tedious process.

ewig

Close, often used interchangeably in casual speech — lang is long; ewig is "eternal," a hyperbolic way to say something takes forever/a very long time.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

comprido

comprido is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "long."

Portuguese

longo

longo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "long."

Practice

1 What does lang mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches lang?

Opposites

  • kurz

See also

adjectivecore-vocabulary

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