No. 3,307 in Polish

trwać

To last; to endure; to persist.

In a sentence

Czas trwania kursu to trzy miesiące.
The duration of the course is three months.
Here, 'trwać' is used in the noun form 'trwania', referring to the time span of something.
Koncert trwał trzy godziny.
The concert lasted three hours.
In this sentence, 'trwać' is used in the past tense, describing the length of an event.
Zajęcia będą trwały tylko godzinę.
The lessons will last only an hour.
'Trwać' is utilized in the future tense here, indicating the anticipated duration of an activity.

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