Mientras
Example: Escucho música mientras estudio para el examen mañana.
Definition
"Mientras" is a conjunction used to indicate that two actions or events occur at the same time or during the same period. For example, in the sentence 'Escucho música mientras estudio para el examen mañana,' it shows that listening to music and studying happen simultaneously.
Etymology
The word "mientras" comes from the Latin word 'mentre', which means 'while'. Over time, it evolved in Spanish to serve as a conjunction expressing simultaneous actions. Did you know that "mientras" is closely related to similar words in other Romance languages, like 'mentre' in Italian and 'mentre' in Catalan?
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"Mientras" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - (A2) - set 1", containing 125 commonly used words.
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