until
gb/ʌntˈɪl/ us/ʌntˈɪl/
A1
Englanti
~ 1500
Merkitykset
0 merkitystä
preposition
A1
relation
1
Up to a certain time
Shows the time when something stops or changes.
Käyttömalli:
[action/event] until [time/event]
Tyypillinen virhe:
Learners sometimes confuse 'until' with 'by'. 'By' means 'no later than', while 'until' means 'up to that point and not after'.
Synonyymit
till (Less formal and more common in spoken English.)
Antonyymit
since (Indicates the starting point of an action or state, rather than its ending point.)
Kollokaatiot
wait until
|open until
|valid until
|stay until
|until now
Teemat
daily life
|time
|core_vocabulary
Esimerkit
- The store is open until 9 p.m.
- You should wait until the light turns green.
- We talked until midnight.
- I’ll stay here until you get back.
- The offer is valid until the end of the month.
Oppijaesimerkit
- I will work until 5 p.m.
- Wait until I call you.
- She stayed until it was dark.
- The shop is open until 6 o’clock.
- Don’t eat until dinner.
conjunction
A1
relation
2
Before something happens
Shows that something happens for all the time before another thing happens.
Käyttömalli:
[do something] until [something happens]
Tyypillinen virhe:
Learners sometimes use 'for' instead of 'until'. 'For' shows duration, but 'until' shows the end point of that duration.
Synonyymit
till (Interchangeable in most informal contexts.)
Antonyymit
once (Indicates the start of an event after a specific moment, not continuation before it.)
Kollokaatiot
wait until
|stay until
|until he arrives
|until it stops
Teemat
daily life
|time
|core_vocabulary
Esimerkit
- Stay here until I return.
- We can’t leave until the rain stops.
- He slept until the alarm rang.
- Don’t open the box until your birthday.
- They played outside until it got dark.
Oppijaesimerkit
- Wait here until I come back.
- We can’t eat until Dad is home.
- She worked until she was tired.
- He stayed in bed until noon.
- I will wait until you are ready.
Kielioppi
Sanakirjamuoto
until
IPA
GB/ʌntˈɪl/
US/ʌntˈɪl/
Tavut ja painotus
un - til (2 tavua)
Stress on 2nd syllable (til)
Taivutusmuodot
Noun
- Base: until
- Plural: untils
Sanaperhe
Forms
untils
noun
Related words
till
preposition A2
Ilmaukset
from now until
1/fɹˈʌm nˈaʊ ʌntˈɪl/
fixed phrase
From now to a future time
From this moment up to a certain future moment.
Esimerkit
- From now until Friday, we will be very busy.
- You can contact me anytime from now until next week.
not until
1/nˈɑt ʌntˈɪl/
fixed phrase
Only after a certain time/event
Shows that something happens only after a certain time or event, not before.
Esimerkit
- It’s not safe to swim not until the lifeguard arrives.
- She didn’t leave the party not until midnight.
until now
1/ʌntˈɪl nˈaʊ/
fixed phrase
Up to this moment
Until the present time.
Esimerkit
- Until now, we have had no problems.
- I didn’t know about this until now.