"They pulled for a long time, but did not succeed."

Translation: Ili tiris dum longa tempo, sed ne sukcesis.

[FredCapp]

Ĉu tempo? ĉe tien? Io ne taŭgas.

Sed fojo ankaŭ ne ŝajnas taŭgi. Ĉu periodo?

[johmue]

"tempo" tute taŭgas.

[errant1]

Mi konsentas.

[PranaliRaut]

Why can't I say 'Ili longe tiris...'? It is used in another sentence which I think translates to 'They played for a long time but in the end did not succeed'

[FredCapp]

Malsama leciono?

[PranaliRaut]

It was in this same set of 'Sports' though. Be that as it may, could you tell me why different rules should apply to these similar sentences?

[salivanto]

More info would really help.
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I'm not sure what else can be said.

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[PranaliRaut]

Okay got it, will try to do better next time, thanks