det tager ... at

Usages of det tager ... at

I dag lærer vi at bruge “det tager ... at” og “bruge tid på at”, når vi taler om tid.
Today we learn to use “it takes ... to” and “spend time doing,” when we talk about time.
Det tager ti minutter at gå til bageriet fra stationen.
It takes ten minutes to walk to the bakery from the station.
Det tager kun et kvarter at cykle til universitetet, hvis der ikke er meget trafik.
It only takes a quarter of an hour to cycle to the university if there is not much traffic.
Det tager kun to minutter at købe boller, når der ikke er nogen kø.
It only takes two minutes to buy rolls when there is no queue.
Det tager længere end et kvarter at komme hjem, hvis trafikken står stille.
It takes longer than a quarter of an hour to get home if the traffic is at a standstill.
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