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while
/wile/
 
n-ct.
 
1.
Def.: taheed
MS: taheed
a period of time.
She stayed with her aunt for a while.
Mig-ugpè sikandin taheed diyè te ayè din.
 
conj.
 
2.
Def.: te (meyitenged te sasangan ne gimuwen)
MS: te
If something happens while another thing is happening, it happens in the same period of time.
She watched me while I cooked.
Migtengtengan a nikandin te migsusubba a.
I met my best friend while I was living in Bukidnon.
Nalambag ku ka telek ne alukuy ku te peg-ugpè ku pad te Bukidnon.
 
conj.
 
3.
Def.: nè...mulè; piru
MS: nè...mulè; piru
You use while to talk about two things that are different.
She likes playing sport, while her brother prefers reading.
Egkeupian sikandin ne eggalew, ne ka suled din mulè egkeupian ne egbasa.
 
conj.
 
4.
Def.: minsan pad
MS: minsan pad
You use while to say that one fact is not changed or affected by another fact.
While there are many milk products in the stores, the best milk for babies is their mother's milk.
Minsan pad due masalig ne gatas diyè te tindaan [tinda͡an], ka gatas ded iya te iney ka meupiya para te me batè.
Sem.Dom.: GSL0126-0150
Status: ready

Last updated: 26/Jun/2012