No. 111 in Finnish
pitkään
"For a long time."
In a sentence
Hän on odottanut sinua pitkään.
He has been waiting for you for a long time.
The word 'pitkään' here is an adverb indicating the duration of the waiting activity.
Istuin pitkään ja mietin elämää.
I sat for a long time and pondered life.
The word 'pitkään' is used as an adverb describing the prolonged duration of sitting and thinking.
Ilta venyi pitkään yöhön.
The evening extended late into the night.
In this sentence, 'pitkään' indicates the extended timeframe of the evening reaching into the night.
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