No. 189 in Italian
lungo
"Lungo" means "long" in English.
In a sentence
Abbiamo camminato lungo il fiume.
We walked along the river.
In this sentence, 'lungo' is used as a preposition meaning 'along'.
L'incontro è stato molto lungo.
The meeting was very long.
Here, 'lungo' functions as an adjective describing the meeting's duration.
Ho bisogno di un cavo più lungo.
I need a longer cable.
In this example, 'lungo' is used as an adjective indicating the relative length of the cable.
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