Translation
during; while
Examples
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He did not speak the whole time.
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While I was speaking, she watched me.
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I have to do it while you are there.
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She had already left, while we were still talking.
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He held my hand while we walked.
does double duty: in front of a noun it means during, and in front of a whole clause it means while. Unlike some languages it needs no extra word to switch modes, so and are both correct as they stand. The derived dume means meanwhile, and dume at the start of a sentence is a handy way to say in the meantime.
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