No. 2,016 in Catalan
trigat
"Trigat" in English means "delayed" or "taken a long time."
In a sentence
He trigat molt a arribar a casa.
I took a lot of time to get home.
Here, 'trigat' refers to the duration of time taken to reach somewhere, emphasizing lateness or delay.
Per què has trigat tant en contestar el missatge?
Why did you take so long to reply to the message?
In this sentence, 'trigat' indicates the extended time before replying to a message, highlighting delayed action.
Han dit que el tren ha trigat més d'una hora en arribar.
They said that the train took more than an hour to arrive.
Here, 'trigat' conveys the period the train took to arrive, focusing on the prolonged wait.
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