Meaning
During the lecture or presentation
Primary Function
Indicating time
Communicative Purpose
To specify a point or period in time
Pattern
Während des
Core Structure
Während des
Função primária
Indicating time
Propósito comunicativo
To specify a point or period in time
Situações de gatilho
When talking about something that happened during a lecture; When referring to an event that occurred in a course; When planning activities related to a lecture
Contextos
University lectures, seminars, academic discussions
Padrão
Während des
Estrutura central
Während des
Slots de substituição
Nouns in the genitive case denoting an event type (e.g., workshops, meetings, concerts)
Colocados típicos
- während des Vortrags
- während des Seminars
- während des Workshops
Substituições comuns
- Während des Seminars (similar situation)
- Während des Meetings (business context)
Erros comuns
Confusing dative („während dem Vortrag“) with genitive; omitting the article („während Vortrags“)
Similar / contraste
Nach dem Vortrag, Während der Präsentation
Interferências
In German, the preposition „während“ requires the genitive case; learners from languages that use the dative often make this error.
Família do chunk
- Während
- nach dem
- vor dem
Nuance
Formal, neutral; suitable for written and spoken academic contexts
Efeito pragmático
Marks a clear time frame and increases the precision of the statement
Dica de memória
During the lecture
Nota
Die Wendung wird vor allem in Vorlesungen, Seminaren oder Präsentationen verwendet, um den Zeitraum des Geschehens zu markieren.
Upgrade path
Im Verlauf des Vortrags
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