während — during in German
prepositionB1
Pronunciation
/ˈvɛ:rənt/
Quick Facts
Level
B1
Frequency
100/100
Source Rank
#175
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Example Sentences
Sei ruhig während der Stunde.
Be quiet during the lesson.
Während der Rede herrschte Schweigen.
Silence reigned during the speech.
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Corpus Neighbors
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by, through, due to, across
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from the
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seit
since, for
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ohne
without
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zwischen
between, among
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ins
into, in the, to the
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dabei
thereby, there, with it, in doing so, at the same time, while doing
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nun
now, then
AdverbLevel B1#99
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