langdurige

Langdurige is a Dutch adjective meaning “long‑lasting” or “prolonged.” It is used in a variety of contexts to describe situations, conditions, or effects that persist over an extended period. In everyday language, the term can qualify physical phenomena such as langdurige pijn (chronic pain) or langdurige droogte (prolonged drought), as well as abstract concepts like langdurige vrede (lasting peace) or langdurige samenwerking (long‑term cooperation).

In the fields of health care and social services, langdurige often appears in policy documents to denote sustained care needs, for example langdurige zorg (long‑term care) for elderly or chronically ill patients. Legal texts may reference langdurige contracten (long‑term contracts) to distinguish them from short‑term agreements. The word also features in environmental discourse, where langdurige effecten (long‑lasting impacts) are discussed in relation to climate change and ecological preservation.

Etymologically, langdurige derives from the noun duur (“duration”) combined with the prefix lang‑ (“long”). It follows regular Dutch adjective formation, agreeing in gender and number with the noun it modifies. The term is synonymous with words such as blijvend, permanent, or continu, though each carries subtle distinctions in usage. As a descriptive term, langdurige functions to emphasize endurance and continuity across a wide range of Dutch‑language contexts.