monatelang
for months
Continuing over a period of several months.
EXAMPLE
Die Bauarbeiten an der Brücke dauerten monatelang.
The construction work on the bridge lasted for months.
monatelang
for months
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Meanings
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Word structure
The word is made up of 'Monat' (month) and 'lang' (long). This pattern is very productive and is also used with other units of time, for example 'tagelang' (for days), 'wochenlang' (for weeks), or 'jahrelang' (for years).
EXAMPLE
Wir haben jahrelang für dieses Haus gespart.
We saved for this house for years.
Sentence position
As an adverb, 'monatelang' (for months) can stand flexibly in the sentence. To emphasize the duration especially strongly, it can also stand in position 1, which leads to inversion (verb in position 2).
EXAMPLE
Er hat monatelang für die Prüfung gelernt.
He studied for the exam for months.
Typical collocations
'Monatelang' (for months) is often combined with verbs that describe an ongoing process. Common examples are 'monatelang warten' (to wait for months), 'monatelang suchen' (to search for months), 'monatelang arbeiten' (to work for months), or 'sich monatelang vorbereiten' (to prepare for months).
EXAMPLE
Die Forscher haben monatelang an dem Experiment gearbeitet.
The researchers worked on the experiment for months.
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