Czech edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Czech dlúho. By surface analysis, dlouhý +‎ -o. Compare Polish długo and Russian до́лго (dólgo).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈdlou̯ɦo]
  • (file)

Adverb edit

dlouho (comparative déle, superlative nejdéle)

  1. Long, a long time
  2. Long, a particular amount of time (determined in the sentence)
    Jak dlouho to bude trvat?How long will it last?
    Nebudu tam tak dlouho.I won't be there that long.

Further reading edit