Duration with instrumental (satima, danima)

QuestionAnswer
to sail
ploviti
We sailed for days on the sea.
Plovili smo danima po moru.
If I had a ship, I would sail for years.
Kad bih imao brod, plovio bih godinama.
tirelessly
neumorno
to dig
kopati
The workers dug tirelessly for hours.
Radnici su neumorno kopali satima.
The scientists tirelessly searched for a solution for months.
Znanstvenici su neumorno tražili rješenje mjesecima.
If you dig for hours, you will be very tired.
Ako kopaš satima, bit ćeš jako umoran.
to rage
bjesnjeti
The storm raged for days and destroyed the city.
Oluja je bjesnjela danima i uništila grad.
The fire raged for hours in the forest.
Požar je bjesnio satima u šumi.
to stare
zuriti
He stared for hours at the empty paper on the table.
Zurio je satima u prazan papir na stolu.
They stared at the screen for hours, but they didn't fix it.
Zurili su satima u ekran, ali ga nisu popravili.
to roam
skitati se
We roamed around the foreign country for weeks.
Skitali smo se tjednima po stranoj zemlji.
If you roam for nights, you will catch a cold.
Ako se skitaš noćima, prehladit ćeš se.
in vain
uzalud
We waited for him in vain for hours in front of the cinema.
Uzalud smo ga čekali satima ispred kina.
For years I searched for him in vain.
Godinama sam ga uzalud tražio.
to dream
sanjati
For years she dreamed of a big house near the sea.
Godinama je sanjala o velikoj kući blizu mora.
to despair
očajavati
Don't despair for days because of one small mistake.
Nemoj očajavati danima zbog jedne male pogreške.
They despaired for weeks after the accident, but they continued living.
Očajavali su tjednima nakon nesreće, ali su nastavili živjeti.
to stall
odugovlačiti
Why are you stalling for months with that decision?
Zašto odugovlačiš mjesecima s tom odlukom?
If you stall for days, you will lose the opportunity.
Ako odugovlačiš danima, izgubit ćeš priliku.
I have been dreaming about success for years.
Godinama sanjam o uspjehu.