No. 501 in Ukrainian
довго
"Довго" means "for a long time."
In a sentence
Він довго читав книгу.
He read the book for a long time.
Here, 'довго' is used as an adverb describing the duration of the action of reading.
Ця річка є довгою.
This river is long.
In this sentence, 'довгою' is an adjective form describing the noun 'річка', indicating its length.
Вони обговорювали це питання довго і ретельно.
They discussed this issue long and thoroughly.
The word 'довго' here is employed as an adverb emphasizing the extended time of the discussion action.
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