No. 2,536 in Swedish
längst
"Längst" means "furthest" or "longest" in English.
In a sentence
Hon sprang längst på maratonet.
She ran the furthest in the marathon.
The word 'längst' is used here as an adverb indicating the farthest distance in a spatial context.
Boken låg längst bort på bordet.
The book was situated furthest away on the table.
In this sentence, 'längst' serves as an adverb describing the position at the greatest distance spatially.
Vem har väntat längst?
Who has waited the longest?
Here, 'längst' is used as an adverb describing the greatest duration in time.
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