No. 859 in Croatian

trajati

"Trajati" means "to last" or "to endure" in English.

In a sentence

Film trajao dva sata.
The movie lasted two hours.
Verbal usage in the past tense to indicate duration of an event.
Koliko će trajati sastanak?
How long will the meeting last?
Future tense usage to inquire about the duration of an event.
Naša veza traje već deset godina.
Our relationship has lasted for ten years already.
Present tense indicating the current extent and ongoing nature of a situation.

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