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

WordTranslationRole
ErHePronoun
musstehad toSimple past of 'müssen'
langelongAdverb
wartenwaitInfinitive 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.

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