No. 248 in Hungarian
közben
"Meanwhile" or "in the meantime."
In a sentence
Ételt főztem közben zenét hallgattam.
I cooked food while listening to music.
Here, 'közben' indicates that the action of listening to music occurs simultaneously with cooking.
A film alatt közben többször is megzavarták őket.
During the movie, they were interrupted several times.
In this case, 'közben' describes interruptions happening during the time frame of the movie.
Közben megérkezett a postás.
Meanwhile, the postman arrived.
Here, 'közben' provides a temporal adverbial sense, indicating an event occurring in the midst of other activities.
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