English–German
“long-awaited” in German
German
Pronunciation
IPA/ɛɐ̯ˈzeːnt/
Example
Das ersehnte Geschenk kam endlich an.
The long-awaited gift finally arrived.
How to say “long-awaited” in German
“Long-awaited” in German is ersehnt.
An empty space finally filled by the thing someone has deeply wanted.
Example sentences with ersehnt
Nach dem Lärm kam endlich die ersehnte Ruhe.
After the noise, the long-awaited quiet finally arrived.
Tips for using ersehnt
- The verb ersehnen takes a direct object, as in etwas ersehnen, unlike sich nach etwas sehnen, which uses nach plus the dative.