Swedish · Adjectives
Lång
Tall / Long
Beginneradjective
Definition
Of great height or length.
Example
Min bror är mycket lång.
My brother is very tall.
Etymology
'Lång' comes from the Proto-Germanic '*langaz', which means 'long'. The term has maintained its reference to length or height in various contexts.
How & Where It’s Used
'Lång' is commonly used in both formal and informal speech and writing to describe duration, distance, or height.