mentre

mentre

"While" or "as."

Here, 'mentre' acts as a conjunction introducing a temporal clause indicating simultaneous actions.

Io studio mentre lui gioca.

I study while he plays.

In this sentence, 'mentre' indicates a temporal context during which another action takes place.

Mentre parlavo, lui continuava a leggere.

While I was speaking, he kept reading.

'Mentre' is used to describe occurrences happening simultaneously over a duration of time.

Mentre il sole tramonta, il cielo diventa rosso.

As the sun sets, the sky turns red.