Usage examples of "seit" in German with translation to English

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Ich habe seit Tagen nicht geschlafen. I haven't slept for days.
Wir sind seit Jahren eng befreundet. We've been close friends for many years.
Meine Freunde sagen, dass ich ein überaus produktiver Schreiber bin, aber ich habe seit Monaten nichts geschrieben. My friends say I'm a prolific writer, but I haven't written anything for months.
Ich warte seit einer Stunde auf sie. I've been waiting for her for an hour.
Ich habe ihn seit Langem nicht gesehen. I haven't seen him for a long time.
Sie macht das schon seit über zwanzig Jahren. She's been doing this for over twenty years.
Es schneit seit zwei Tagen. It has snowed for two days.
Mein Bruder lebt schon seit Jahren in London. My brother has been living in London for many years.
Tom macht seit drei Monaten eine Diät. Tom has been on a diet for three months.
Ich warte seit einer Stunde auf ihn. I've been waiting for him for an hour.
Ich bitte dich, verzeih mir, dass ich seit langem nicht geschrieben habe. Please forgive me for not having written for a long time.
Er macht das schon seit über zwanzig Jahren. He's been doing this for over twenty years.
Es regnet schon seit zwei Tagen. It has been raining for two days.
Wir kennen uns jetzt schon seit vielen Jahren. We have known each other for many years now.
Ich bin seit zwei Monaten in Japan. I have been in Japan for two months.
Ich warte seit einer Stunde auf einen Freund von mir. I have been waiting for a friend of mine for an hour.
Vor Kurzem ging ich auf meinem Nachhauseweg von der Schule in eine Gebrauchtbuchhandlung und fand dort zufällig ein Buch, nach dem ich schon seit Langem gesucht hatte. The other day I stopped at a secondhand bookstore on my way home from school and happened to find a book I had been looking for for a long time.
Robert war seit über einem Jahr mit Marie verlobt. Bob has been engaged to Mary for over a year.
Tom hat seit zwei Tagen nicht geschlafen. Tom has not slept for two days.
Euer Onkel und ich kennen uns seit vielen Jahren. Your uncle and I have known each other for many years.
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