No. 4,857 in Dutch
gedurende
"During" or "throughout."
In a sentence
Gedurende de zomer gingen we vaak naar het strand.
During the summer, we often went to the beach.
In this sentence, 'gedurende' is used as a preposition meaning 'during', indicating the time period in which the action occurs.
Hij werkte hard gedurende de hele nacht.
He worked hard throughout the entire night.
Here, 'gedurende' specifies a continuous duration, showing the extent of time over which the working occurred.
Gedurende het concert bleef iedereen stil.
During the concert, everyone remained quiet.
'Gedurende' in this context introduces a temporal framework within which the action of remaining quiet happened.
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