No. 391 in Romanian
lungul
"The long one" or "the long" (definite form of "lung" meaning "long").
In a sentence
Pe lungul drum, ne-am oprit de mai multe ori pentru odihnă.
On the long road, we stopped several times for rest.
In this sentence, 'lungul' is used as an adjective to describe the noun 'drum' (road), indicating its length.
În lungul râului, am observat mai multe păsări rare.
Along the river, we observed several rare birds.
Here, 'lungul' modifies 'râului' (the river), showing the spatial extent alongside the river.
A fost o poveste despre lungul proces al transformării.
It was a story about the long process of transformation.
In this example, 'lungul' describes 'proces' (process), referring to the duration or extended nature of the process.
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