No. 180 in Armenian
մինչ
The Armenian word "մինչ" means "until" or "while" in English.
In a sentence
Ինք նստեց, մինչ ես աշխատում էի։
He sat down while I was working.
In this sentence, 'մինչ' is used to indicate simultaneous actions or events happening at the same time.
Մինչ մենք գնում էինք, սկսվեց անձրև։
Before we left, it started raining.
Here, 'մինչ' expresses a point of time just before the start of the described action.
Մինչ դուք սպասում էինք, ես զրուցեցի ընկերոջս հետ։
While you were waiting, I talked to my friend.
In this example, 'մինչ' shows two actions happening concurrently, emphasizing the duration.
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