Swedish adverb· top 500 most common

länge

long/ˈlɛŋˌɛ/

Meaning

long

In Swedish: under lång tid

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What does länge mean?

länge in a sentence

  • för länge sedan
    a long time ago

Expressions

  • i det längsta
    to the very last
  • hej så länge!
    so long!
  • hon bor inte här längre
    she doesn't live here any longer
  • än så länge
    up to now

Questions

What does länge mean in English?

länge means “long”.

Origin

From Old Norse lengi.

Nearby common words

länge is number 221 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 217kvinna woman
  • 218era your, yours (possessed by the multiple individuals addressed, of multiple things), you (vocative determiner used before a plural noun, regardless of gender)
  • 219första first
  • 220åka go, ride, drive, fall, slip, slide
  • 222kväll evening
  • 223håll way, direction
  • 224ledsen sad
  • 225människa a human, a human being, man, mankind, humankind
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary