This is the 225th most frequent Catalan word.
durant
During.
In this sentence, 'durant' conveys the duration of time in which the studying activity took place, functioning as a preposition.
Va estudiar durant dues hores.
She studied for two hours.
Here, 'durant' specifies the time frame within the year when the person enjoys swimming, highlighting an ongoing temporal context.
Durant l'estiu, m'agrada nedar al mar.
During the summer, I like swimming in the sea.
In this case, 'durant' indicates the span of time for which the silence was maintained, spanning the entire event.