A2Grammar
Er musste lange warten.
He had to wait a long time.
In German
Er musste lange warten.
Ayr moos-tuh lahng-uh var-ten.
🇬🇧 English
He had to wait a long time.
🇪🇸 Español
Él tuvo que esperar mucho tiempo.
🇮🇹 Italiano
Ha dovuto aspettare a lungo.
Sentence Breakdown
| Word | Translation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Er | He | Pronoun |
| musste | had to | Simple past of 'müssen' |
| lange | long | Adverb |
| warten | wait | Infinitive verb |
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Grammar Point
Präteritum von 'müssen' (Modalverb)
Variations
Lange musste er warten.
A long time he had to wait.
Er war gezwungen, lange zu warten.
He was forced to wait a long time.