This is the 1531st most frequent German word.
dauert
"dauert" means "lasts" or "takes (time)."
The word 'dauert' in this sentence conveys the duration or length of time an event, here a movie, persists.
Ein Film dauert normalerweise zwei Stunden.
A movie usually lasts two hours.
In this sentence, 'dauert' is used to express the amount of time needed for a travel or process to occur.
Die Reise nach Berlin dauert etwa vier Stunden.
The journey to Berlin takes about four hours.
Here, 'dauert' is used in a question to inquire about the duration of a scheduled event.