No. 336 in Croatian
dugo
"Long" or "for a long time."
In a sentence
Čekala sam dugo na autobus.
I waited a long time for the bus.
Here, 'dugo' describes a long duration of time.
Na tom putovanju, cesta je izgledala jako dugo.
On that journey, the road seemed very long.
'Dugo' in this sentence characterizes spatial length, referring to the perceived length of the road.
Dugo nije padao snijeg u ovom kraju.
It hasn't snowed in this area for a long time.
Here, 'dugo' is used to describe an extended period of time during which something did not occur.
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