No. 68 in Armenian
մինչև
"Մինչև" means "until" or "up to" in English.
In a sentence
Ես սպասեցի մինչև անձրևը դադարի։
I waited until the rain stopped.
In this sentence, "մինչև" is used as a conjunction meaning "until," indicating the time up to which the action of waiting occurs.
Նա գնաց դեպի օվկիանոս, մինչև որ արևը մայր մտնի։
He went to the ocean until the sun set.
Here, "մինչև" introduces a temporal clause, specifying the duration of an action in the main sentence.
Ինձ դու հիշեցրու՝ մինչև դպրոց չհասնեմ։
Remind me until I reach school.
"Մինչև" in this case creates a condition describing the extent or limit up to which the reminder is relevant.
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