German word

zweistündig

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈtsvaɪ̯ˌʃtʏndɪç/

Meaning

  • adjectivetwo-hour

Example

Wir haben einen zweistündigen Ausflug gemacht.

We went on a two-hour excursion.

Illustration for zweistündig (two-hour)

More examples

Die zweistündige Veranstaltung wurde gut besucht.

The two-hour event was well attended.

Core concept

One continuous activity fills the time from its beginning to the end of the second hour.

Common phrases

  • zweistündige Veranstaltung

    two-hour event

  • zweistündiger Film

    two-hour film

  • zweistündiges Seminar

    two-hour seminar

Similar words

stundenlang: Continuing over a period of many hours.
stündlich: Occurring at one-hour intervals.
mehrstündig: Extending across several hours.

Definition in German

Bezeichnet, dass etwas zwei Stunden lang dauert.

Word origin

The adjective combines zwei, the stem of Stunde, and the suffix -ig, with the stem appearing as stünd- in zweistündig.

Usage tips

  • Before a noun, it takes an adjective ending, as in ein zweistündiger Ausflug, but after sein it remains zweistündig.

Opposites

Related words

  • dreistündigthree-houradjective
  • mehrstündigseveral-houradjective
  • einstündigone-houradjective

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