Grammatical class

Preposition

pendant

during, throughout, for the duration of

Details

Syllables

pen-dant

Phonetics

pɑ̃.dɑ̃

Grammatical class

Preposition

Freq. (books)

14188

Freq. (movies)

11100

Freq. (news)

221

Sentences

J'ai lu pendant 1 heure.

I had been reading for an hour.

A1

Je déprime pendant l'hiver.

I suffer from depression during the wintertime.

A1

Il a plu pendant des jours.

It rained for days.

A1

Il a neigé pendant la nuit.

It snowed during the night.

A1

J'y étais pendant des heures.

I was there for hours.

A2

Il a hésité pendant un moment.

He hesitated for a while.

A2

J'ai vécu ici pendant longtemps.

I have lived here a long time.

B1

Elle a été malade pendant longtemps.

She was ill for a long time.

B1

Tom cessa de lire pendant un moment.

Tom stopped reading for a moment.

B1

Il a vécu à Matsue pendant sept ans.

He lived in Matsue for seven years.

B1

Je lui ai parlé pendant une heure.

I spoke with her for one hour.

B2

J'ai étudié pendant une heure.

I studied for one hour.

C2