This is the 2638th most frequent German word.
dauerte
"Dauerte" means "lasted" in English.
Here, 'dauerte' is the past tense of 'dauern', meaning to last or to take a duration of time, indicating the length of the concert.
Das Konzert dauerte drei Stunden.
The concert lasted three hours.
In this sentence, 'dauerte' expresses the duration of the repair work in the past, emphasizing that it exceeded anticipations.
Die Reparatur dauerte länger als erwartet.
The repair lasted longer than expected.
For this instance, 'dauerte' shows the brief duration of the trip experienced in the past.