how do you say it takes
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how do you say it takes a long time
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updated Oct 9, 2010
posted by tonyg
Welcome to the forum :) - Kiwi-Girl, Oct 9, 2010
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Se tarda mucho tiempo. 
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updated Oct 9, 2010
posted by Kiwi-Girl
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In your sentence, the English verb "to take" means "to require". Here in the Chambers Harrap, the sixth definition give for "take" is for that meaning: requerir
6 requerir (require) (effort, dedication, strength)
* it took four of us to carry him -> hicimos falta cuatro para llevarlo * it takes courage to… -> hace falta valor para… * how long does it take? -> ¿cuánto tiempo lleva? * learning a language takes a long time -> aprender un idioma lleva mucho tiempo * it took me an hour to get here -> **tardé una hora en llegar** * that will take some explaining -> eso va a ser complicado de explicar
updated Oct 9, 2010
posted by Janice
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Another way of saying "it takes (a long) time.." is "lleva (mucho) tiempo".
updated Oct 9, 2010
posted by bill1111
