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Meaning of -kən | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1

Definitions

while, when, during

morpheme

Examples

“Bax, bu körpünü Makedoniyalı İsgəndər İrana gedərkən tikdirmişdir.”

Look, Alexander of Macedon built this bridge while heading to Iran

“Hər dəqiqə bir qadın hamilə olarkən və ya uşaq doğarkən vəfat edir.”

Every minute one woman dies during pregnancy or when giving birth to a child

“Kemeron qızların uşaqkən ərə verilməsini qadağan etməyə çağırıb.”

Cameron urged to forbid marrying off girls while [they are still] children

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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