how long

wie lang

Damit fragt man nach der Dauer eines Ereignisses, Aufenthalts oder Zeitraums.

In einfachem Englisch: Used to ask about the length of an event, stay, or period of time.

• How long is the film?
• How long was your holiday?
• Could you tell me how long the meeting will be?

So benutzt man es: how long is/are something? (How long is the lesson?); how long are you here for? (How long are you here for this time?)

Häufige Wendungen: how long is something, how long a stay

wie lang

Damit fragt man nach dem Abstand zwischen den beiden Enden eines Gegenstands.

In einfachem Englisch: Used to ask about the distance from one end of something to the other.

• How long is this rope?
• Do you know how long the tunnel is?
• How long were the pieces you cut?

So benutzt man es: how long is/are something? (How long is the bridge?)

Synonyme: what length

Häufige Wendungen: how long is something, how long a rope

wie lange

Damit fragt man, wie viel Zeit eine Handlung oder ein Zustand dauert oder seit wann er besteht.

In einfachem Englisch: Used to ask how much time an action or situation lasts.

• How long did you wait?
• How long have they lived here?
• Do you know how long the battery will last?

So benutzt man es: how long + auxiliary + subject + verb? (How long have you worked here?); how long does it take to do something? (How long does it take to walk home?)

Synonyme: for how much time

Häufige Wendungen: how long to wait, how long it takes