No. 6,281 in Swedish

lang

"Lang" in Swedish means "long."

In a sentence

Jag känner en lang väntan inför resan.
I feel a long waiting ahead of the trip.
Here, 'lang' is an adjective modifying 'väntan' (waiting) to describe its duration as lengthy or extending in time.
Han har en lang historia om vad som hände.
He has a long story about what happened.
In this sentence, 'lang' is an adjective describing 'historia' (story), indicating its great length or extent in content or narrative.
Vägen är lång och krokig.
The road is long and winding.
Here, 'lang' is used as an adjective for 'vägen' (the road), signifying its physical extent or distance.

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