No. 193 in Czech
dlouho
"Long" or "for a long time."
In a sentence
Čekal jsem dlouho na autobus.
I waited for the bus for a long time.
Here, "dlouho" is used to describe the duration of the waiting period, indicating that it lasted a significant amount of time.
Není dlouho od té doby, co jsem tě naposledy viděl.
It hasn't been long since I last saw you.
"Dlouho" here indicates a relatively short time duration since the last occurrence of the event, showing its flexibility in expressing time spans.
Jak dlouho se chceš učit češtinu?
How long do you want to study Czech?
In this sentence, "dlouho" is part of the question asking about the duration of the activity, effectively making it a query about time commitment.
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