While
01
stund, intervall
a span of time
grammatisk information
animacitetsstatus
abstrakt
morfologisk sammansättning
enkelt
räknebart
pluralform
whiles
Exempel
She waited patiently for a while before the bus finally arrived.
Hon väntade tålmodigt en stund innan bussen äntligen kom.
while
01
medan, även om
used to indicate contrast
Exempel
The north of the country experiences cold winters, while the south has mild weather year-round.
Norra delen av landet upplever kalla vintrar, medan södra delen har milt väder året runt.
02
trots att, även om
despite the fact that; even though
Exempel
While she had reservations about the plan, she decided to go along with it.
Även om hon hade reservationer om planen, bestämde hon sig för att gå med på den.
03
medan, under tiden
used to indicate a period of time during which an action takes place or a state of affairs exists, often denoting simultaneous or concurrent events
Exempel
The children played outside while the sun was shining.
Barnen lekte utanför medan solen sken.
