Durante
Example: Durante la fiesta, todos bailaron y cantaron mucho.
Definition
"Durante" is a preposition used to indicate that an action or event happens throughout the entire time span of another event or period. For example, in the phrase "Durante la fiesta, todos bailaron y cantaron mucho," it means that the dancing and singing occurred throughout the party.
Etymology
The word "durante" comes from the Latin verb 'durare,' which means 'to last' or 'to endure.' It evolved into the Spanish preposition to express the idea of something happening 'during' a certain time. Did you know? The root 'dur-' is also related to words like 'duration' and 'endure' in English.
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"Durante" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - (A1) - set 2", containing 103 commonly used words.
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