No. 782 in Slovak
dlhé
"Long."
In a sentence
Cesta bola veľmi dlhá, trvalo nám hodiny ju prejsť.
The journey was very long; it took us hours to complete it.
In this sentence, 'dlhá' is used to describe the length or duration of the journey in an adjective form modifying 'cesta' (journey).
Jeho hodina rozprávania bola taká dlhá, že sme sa začali nudiť.
His hour of speaking was so long that we started to get bored.
Here, 'dlhá' refers to the perceived length of the speaking session experienced by the listeners.
Má veľmi dlhé vlasy, ktoré dosahujú až po pás.
She has very long hair that reaches down to her waist.
In this example, 'dlhé' is used in its plural form to modify 'vlasy' (hair), describing their physical length.
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