terwijl
Sentences
Meaning
- while, during the same time that
- whereas
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tɛrˈʋɛi̯l/
Etymology
In summary
From now-obsolete terwijlen, from Middle Dutch terwilen, a shortening of ter wilen dat (“at the moment that”). See also wijl.
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