while
Englanti
[muokkaa]Konjunktio
[muokkaa]while
- (alistuskonjunktio) kun taas
- The word ‘airplane’ is North American, while ‘aeroplane’ is British.
- Sana ’airplane’ on pohjoisamerikkalainen, kun taas ’aeroplane’ on brittiläinen.
- I wanted to go to the cinema, while she insisted we go to the theatre.
- The word ‘airplane’ is North American, while ‘aeroplane’ is British.
- (alistuskonjunktio) vaikka, vaikkakin, jos kohta
- While this word does exist, it is very uncommon.
- While I understand your problem, there is nothing I can do about it right now.
- (alistuskonjunktio) kun; sillä aikaa kun
- Nothing much happened while you were away.
- While I was in England I went to see my penfriend.
- Let's go and see your cousin while we're here.
- I found the old letter while I was cleaning the cupboards.
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[muokkaa]Substantiivi
[muokkaa]while (monikko whiles)
- aika, hetki, tovi
- We only stayed for a short while.
- We chatted for a while.
- It's been a while! – Pitkästä aikaa!
- Oh, it all happened a while ago. – jo aikoja sitten
- We liked the place very much so we stayed there quite a while. – melkoisen tovin, pitkän aikaa
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[muokkaa]while