No. 852 in Finnish
kauan
"Long" or "for a long time."
In a sentence
Kuinka kauan sinä odotit?
How long did you wait?
Here, 'kauan' is used to ask about the duration of time for an action.
Hän ei tiedä, kuinka kauan matka kestää.
They don't know how long the journey will take.
In this sentence, 'kauan' is used to refer to the duration of the journey in question.
En usko, että se kestää kauan.
I don't think it will last long.
Here, 'kauan' indicates the expected short duration of an event.
Kuinka kauan olet odottanut?
How long have you been waiting?
In this sentence, 'kauan' is used as an adverb to ask about the duration of time.
En halua odottaa liian kauan.
I don't want to wait too long.
Here, 'kauan' modifies the verb 'odottaa' to indicate an extended period of time.
Olemme asuneet täällä kauan.
We have lived here for a long time.
In this example, 'kauan' is used to describe the duration of the action (living here).
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