No. 403 in Catalan
llarga
"Llarga" means "long" in English.
In a sentence
La carretera és molt llarga.
The road is very long.
In this sentence, 'llarga' is used as an adjective to describe the noun 'carretera' (road) by indicating its length.
Ella té una cabellera llarga i bonica.
She has long and beautiful hair.
Here, 'llarga' functions as an adjective describing 'cabellera' (hair) regarding its physical characteristic of length.
Ha estat una espera llarga, però ha valgut la pena.
It has been a long wait, but it was worth it.
In this case, 'llarga' is used metaphorically as an adjective to describe the noun 'espera' (wait) in terms of perceived duration.
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