Pendant que-Tandis que

Adam B.C1Kwiziq community member

Can you use 'tandis que' instead of 'pendant que'?

Asked 1 year ago

Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

The quick answer is:

pendant que -- while (in a temporal sense)
tandis que -- whereas (to contrast two things)

Like01 year ago

Adam B.C1Kwiziq community member

Thank you

Like01 year ago

Can you use 'tandis que' instead of 'pendant que'?

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