Time-Relation Link
Before, after, during, or while what?
Σημασία
A relation that orders two events relative to each other in time.
Πώς να το αναγνωρίζετε
Ask which event happens before, after, while, until, or since another.
Παραδείγματα
before|after|while|until|since
before dinner|after I arrived|while waiting
Call me before you leave.
Visual guide
time-relation frame [event A] timed by [event B] Call me before you leave call < leave (< means earlier)
A = main event, B = anchor before B: A < B after B: B < A while B: A overlaps B until B: A lasts to B since B: A starts at B
Προβολή ανά γλώσσα
Στη γλώσσα σας
Temporal links use قبل أن, بعد أن, عندما, بينما and related structures.
قبل أن أخرج، أغلقتُ الباب.
Before I leave, I closed the door.
Στη γλώσσα που μαθαίνετε
Time relations use conjunctions and prepositional phrases; future/non-real time clauses often use the subjunctive.
Te llamo cuando llegue.
I will call you when I arrive.
Learners often use the indicative where Spanish requires the subjunctive in future time clauses.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.