No. 166 in French
jusqu
"Jusqu'" is not a standalone word in French; it is a contraction used in phrases like "jusqu'à," meaning "until" or "up to."
In a sentence
Nous marchons jusqu'à la rivière.
We are walking up to the river.
Here, 'jusqu'à' indicates a movement towards a specific endpoint, 'the river'.
Lisez ce chapitre jusqu'à lundi.
Read this chapter by Monday.
'Jusqu'à' conveys a temporal limit, here specifying 'until Monday' as a deadline.
Je resterai ici jusqu'à ce qu'il arrive.
I will stay here until he arrives.
'Jusqu'à' is part of the conjunction 'jusqu'à ce que,' which introduces a condition or time frame, in this case 'until he arrives.'
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