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What is "until" and "by"?

1. "until" as in I will wait for you until you finish.
2. "by" as in we should hand in by 3 pm tomorrow

Those two are slightly different in English. How do you say in Arabic?

For learning: Arabic
Base language: English
Category: Language

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Rachel
Mar 05, 2013
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1- سأنتظرك حتى تنهي ما تقوم به
2- ينبغي علينا التسليم في موعد أقصاه الساعة الثالثة غدا

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Ghadeer
Mar 05, 2013
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The first sentence:
I will wait for you until you finish.
سأنتظرك حتى تنتهي.
So, 'until' in Arabic can stand as 'حتى' followed by a limited time, specifically, with waiting.
The second:
We should hand in by 3 pm tomorrow.
يجب أن نسلم العمل غدًا بحلول / في تمام / بموعد أقصاه الساعة الثالثة.

So, 'by' in Arabic can stand as 'بحلول' , 'في تمام' or ' بموعد أقصاه' all followed by a deadline ,specifically, with work deadlines.

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