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monatelang

for months

adverb MO-nah-tuh-lang Rare
Time Time Expressions

Also means

lasting months

Usage Note

monatelang indicates an action or state persisting over months. Part of the same series as wochenlang, tagelang, jahrelang. The linking -e- in Monate- is a genitive-like connector: sie wartete monatelang (she waited for months).

Examples

"Das Projekt verzögerte sich monatelang."

Natural Translation

The project was delayed for months.

Literal Translation

The project delayed itself for-months.

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