While ni wakati, na inapolinganisha taarifa mbili, ni ilhali. Katika maana ya kwanza, huunganisha vitendo viwili vinavyotokea pamoja: I fell asleep while I was watching the film. Katika ya pili, hutofautisha taarifa mbili katika sentensi moja. Insha na maelezo ya chati huitumia hivyo sana: Prices rose in the north, while they fell in the south.
Ungetumia while vipi?
Tunga sentensi; tutakagua kama neno lina maana inayofaa na kupendekeza marekebisho.
Ukaguzi unachukua muda mrefu kuliko kawaida. Maoni yataonekana hapa yenyewe.
while + clause (= during the time that); while + -ing; clause, while + clause (= whereas); While + clause, + clause (= although)
- Could you feed my cat while I'm away on a business trip next week?
- In 2010 most people paid in cash, while by 2020 cards had become far more popular.
- My older sister loves big noisy parties, while I'd rather meet one friend for coffee.
Kilichobadilika
Toleo la kwanzaI'll read your report while I'll be on the train tomorrow.
Baada ya marekebishoI'll read your report while I'm on the train tomorrow.
Sentensi nzima inahusu kesho, hivyo inaweza kuonekana kuwa na mantiki kutumia will baada ya while pia. Lakini while ikiwa na maana ya wakati na kurejelea yajayo, hufuatiwa na wakati wa sasa, kama when na until. I'll be pekee imebadilishwa kuwa I'm: tomorrow na sehemu ya kwanza tayari zinaonyesha wakati ujao.
Mwanzoni mwa sentensi, while mara nyingi ni ingawa: unakubali sehemu ya wazo kabla ya kulipinga. While online shopping is convenient, it has hurt many small shops. Mwanzo huu unafaa katika utangulizi wa insha. Katika maana ya muda, usichanganye while na during: during hufuatiwa na nomino, kama during the flight, na while hufuatiwa na kishazi chenye kiima na kitenzi, kama while we were flying.
Zamu yako
Someone stole my wallet ___ I was waiting for the bus outside the station.
Onyesha jibu
while — Wizi na kusubiri basi vilitokea kwa wakati mmoja, kwa hiyo unahitaji maana ya wakati. While ndiyo yenye maana hiyo. Whereas wakati mwingine huelezwa kwa while, lakini hutofautisha taarifa tu na haisemi kuhusu muda.
Linganisha siku za kazi na wikendi. Katika sentensi moja yenye while, sema unachofanya asubuhi ya siku ya kazi na asubuhi ya wikendi.
On weekdays I leave home at seven and grab a coffee on the way, while at weekends I stay in bed until ten.
Jifunze kutumia maneno mapya kwa usahihi
Tunga sentensi kwa maneno unayojifunza. LetsWords inaonyesha makosa ya matumizi na sarufi, inapendekeza marekebisho na kuyaeleza kwa lugha yako ya mama; kurudia kunasaidia kukumbuka maneno.