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How to Say ‘And for how long?’ in German

Und wie lange?

oont vee LAHNG-eh

[oont vee LAHNG-eh]

💬 Usage Tip: wie lange asks about a stretch of time, while wie oft asks how many times. Mixing them up gets you the wrong dosage answer.

Phrase Breakdown

Und

[oont]

and

A conjunction used to connect sentences or elements in a sentence.

Example

Und ich freue mich.

And I am happy.

wie

[vee]

how

Question word asking about manner or state.

Example

Wie geht es dir?

How are you?

lange

[LAHNG-eh]

long

Used with time expressions to ask or say that something has lasted a long time.

Example

„Lange“ zeigt in „schon lange“ eine längere Zeitspanne.

“Long” in “for a long time” shows a longer period of time.

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