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.
Je déprime pendant l'hiver.
I suffer from depression during the wintertime.
Il a plu pendant des jours.
It rained for days.
Il a neigé pendant la nuit.
It snowed during the night.
J'y étais pendant des heures.
I was there for hours.
Il a hésité pendant un moment.
He hesitated for a while.
J'ai vécu ici pendant longtemps.
I have lived here a long time.
Elle a été malade pendant longtemps.
She was ill for a long time.
Tom cessa de lire pendant un moment.
Tom stopped reading for a moment.
Il a vécu à Matsue pendant sept ans.
He lived in Matsue for seven years.
Je lui ai parlé pendant une heure.
I spoke with her for one hour.
J'ai étudié pendant une heure.
I studied for one hour.