medan

medan

"Medan" means "while" or "whereas" in English.

Here 'medan' is used as a conjunction to indicate that two actions occurred simultaneously.

Jag studerade medan du sov.

I studied while you were sleeping.

In this sentence, 'medan' is used to express contrast or comparison between two opinions.

Medan vissa tycker om kaffe, föredrar jag te.

While some people like coffee, I prefer tea.

Here, 'medan' serves as a conjunction to describe an activity taking place during another ongoing event.

Medan vi väntade, såg vi på tv.

While we were waiting, we watched TV.