until
gb/ʌntˈɪl/ us/ʌntˈɪl/
A1
Kiingereza
~ 1500
Maana
maana 0
preposition
A1
relation
1
Up to a certain time
Shows the time when something stops or changes.
Muundo wa matumizi:
[action/event] until [time/event]
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'until' with 'by'. 'By' means 'no later than', while 'until' means 'up to that point and not after'.
Visawe
till (Less formal and more common in spoken English.)
Vinyume
since (Indicates the starting point of an action or state, rather than its ending point.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
wait until
|open until
|valid until
|stay until
|until now
Mada
daily life
|time
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- 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.
Muundo wa matumizi:
[do something] until [something happens]
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes use 'for' instead of 'until'. 'For' shows duration, but 'until' shows the end point of that duration.
Visawe
till (Interchangeable in most informal contexts.)
Vinyume
once (Indicates the start of an event after a specific moment, not continuation before it.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
wait until
|stay until
|until he arrives
|until it stops
Mada
daily life
|time
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- 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.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
until
IPA
GB/ʌntˈɪl/
US/ʌntˈɪl/
Silabi na mkazo
un - til (silabi 2)
Stress on 2nd syllable (til)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: until
- Plural: untils
Familia ya neno
Forms
untils
noun
Related words
till
preposition A2
Semi
from now until
1/fɹˈʌm nˈaʊ ʌntˈɪl/
fixed phrase
From now to a future time
From this moment up to a certain future moment.
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano
- Until now, we have had no problems.
- I didn’t know about this until now.