No. 1,531 in German
dauert
"dauert" means "lasts" or "takes (time)."
In a sentence
Ein Film dauert normalerweise zwei Stunden.
A movie usually lasts two hours.
The word 'dauert' in this sentence conveys the duration or length of time an event, here a movie, persists.
Die Reise nach Berlin dauert etwa vier Stunden.
The journey to Berlin takes about four hours.
In this sentence, 'dauert' is used to express the amount of time needed for a travel or process to occur.
Wie lange dauert das Meeting?
How long does the meeting last?
Here, 'dauert' is used in a question to inquire about the duration of a scheduled event.
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