tagelang
for days
Continuing over a period of several days.
EXAMPLE
Wegen des Schneesturms waren wir tagelang eingeschneit.
Because of the snowstorm, we were snowed in for days.
tagelang
for days
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Meanings
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Word composition
The word is simply built from 'Tage' (days, plural of 'der Tag') and 'lang' (long). It literally means 'over the length of days' and expresses a duration.
EXAMPLE
Die Reparatur des Autos dauerte tagelang.
The car repair took days.
Sentence position
As an adverb, 'tagelang' (for days) can appear in different positions in the sentence. It often stands at the beginning of the sentence for emphasis or after the conjugated verb in the middle field.
EXAMPLE
Tagelang hat es ununterbrochen geregnet.
For days, it rained nonstop.
Word formation pattern
'Tagelang' (for days) follows a useful pattern: [time unit in the plural] + '-lang'. You can also form other time adverbs this way, for example 'wochenlang' (for weeks), 'monatelang' (for months), 'jahrelang' (for years), or 'stundenlang' (for hours).
EXAMPLE
Er hat wochenlang für die Prüfung gelernt.
He studied for the exam for weeks.
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