Mientra v. Mientras
Are there two separate words? Mientra y mientras? If so, when do you use one and when the other?

Thanks

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Mientra v. Mientras
Are there two separate words? Mientra y mientras? If so, when do you use one and when the other?

Thanks

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"Mientras" viene de la palabra "mientra". Actualmente, sólo se usa la palabra "mientras". ^_^
Mientras = while, as long as
Mientras que = whereas

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Hola, Niki. There is only one word: "mientras". Never without '-s'.
 "mientra" doesn't exist.
"Mientras" is a conjunction (special word or particle that works to link two sentences),  translation into English is "while".

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Hola, se utiliza "mientras", esa es la forma correcta.
Un ejemplo sería: "Caminaba por el parque MIENTRAS estaba lloviendo"

"while", that is the right way!

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There is mientra afterall and this book isn't even that old.

Seguía pensando en él mientra su madre le ponía compresas de árnica

GG Màrquez Crónica de una muerte anunciada

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I got it as a suggested correction on something I wrote. I'll have to double check that I saw it correctly.

Evden çıkmadan dil öğrenme fırsatını kaçırmayın. Deneyimli dil eğitmenlerimizden oluşan seçkimize göz atın ve ilk dersinize şimdi kaydolun!