заняло

took (time)

z a nʲ ɪ ɫ ə → занять
за begin or bring about an action or state + ня take; occupy + ло Neuter singular past
verb · singular neuter, past tense Uncommon #20,199
took (time)
RU: Это заняло всего час.
EN: It took only an hour.
Conjugation of занять
Indicative past

Это не заняло и трёх часов.

It didn't even take three hours.

Всё слушание заняло месяц.

The entire hearing took a month.

— Оппенгеймер (2023)

Это не заняло бы у нас много времени.

It wouldn't have taken us much time.

Накрыть на стол заняло у Мэри только несколько минут.

It took Mary only a few minutes to set the table.

Заняло какое-то время, но я нашел его.

It took a while, but I found it.

— 1+1 (2011)

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