langsam

Meaning

Adj

slow (taking a long time to move or travel; not happening in a short time)

Adv

slowly (at a slow pace), gradually, carefully

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlaŋzaːm/

Etymology

From Middle High German lancsam, from Old High German lancsam, from Proto-West Germanic *langasam (“lengthy, long-lasting”), equivalent to lang + -sam.

Sentences

So langsam gehen alle zu Bett .

Everyone is slowly going to bed.

Dadurch entwickelte sich langsam ein Verhältnis zwischen den beiden .

This slowly developed a relationship between the two.

Willst du es nicht langsam mal herausnehmen ?

Don't you want to take it out slowly?

Langsam begriff der Autor , dass es zu einer Sprache beinahe so viele Redewendungen wie Vokabeln gibt .

The author slowly realized that there are almost as many idioms as vocabulary for a language.