No. 251 in Hindi
जब
"When."
In a sentence
जब मैं दिल्ली गया, तब बारिश हो रही थी।
When I went to Delhi, it was raining.
In this sentence, 'जब' introduces a specific time in the past as a subordinate conjunction.
वह तब खुश हुआ जब उसने परीक्षा पास की।
He became happy when he passed the exam.
Here, 'जब' is used to signify the specific occasion on which the event occurred.
जब तक वह आएगा, हम खाना तैयार करेंगे।
Until he arrives, we will prepare the food.
In this sentence, 'जब तक' is used to set up a condition of time span.
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