Mehrstündigen

Mehrstündigen is a declined form of the German adjective mehrstündig, which means lasting several hours. The compound combines mehr (more, several) with stündig (hour-based, from Stunde) and is used to describe durations or lengths of events, tasks, or periods.

As a descriptive adjective, mehrstündig governs the noun it modifies and takes endings according to case, number, and gender. In usage, several common forms appear: mehrstündig as the base form, mehrstündige for feminine nominative or plural, mehrstündiger for masculine nominative or genitive singular, and mehrstündigen in cases such as the dative plural (for example mit mehrstündigen Pausen). In context, the form mehrstündigen commonly appears in phrases like mit mehrstündigen Pausen or in mehrstündigen Sitzungen, reflecting its role as a declined adjective.

Typical usage includes describing events or periods that extend over multiple hours, such as meetings, performances, travel times, or work shifts. Examples: Eine mehrstündige Sitzung dauerte länger als geplant; Die Reise war mehrstündig. The term is primarily used in formal or descriptive writing to convey precise duration; in everyday speech, speakers may simply say “mehrstündig” or specify the duration differently (for example, “mehrere Stunden”).

Notes on orthography and style: mehrstündig is usually written as a closed compound in modern German; the specific ending mehrstündigen arises from standard German adjective declension under different grammatical conditions.