Thus, to take an instance, we suddenly discover that we have been deaf in one ear for we don't know how long, but, say, half an hour.
Adibide bat jartzearren, bat-batean deskubritu dezakegu belarri batetik gor egon garela; ez dakit zenbat denbora, baina esan dezagun, esate baterako, ordu erdi.