Expressing "when" with "dengdao"
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"等(到)"意思相当于"when"引导的时间状语,后半句常常用"再、就"连接,也可以用"才"。用"才"的时候往往是在描述过去发生的事。
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等(到) + Time / Event ,Subj. + 再 / 就 / 才 ⋯⋯
Examples
- 等到 大学 毕业 ,我 就 不 住 在 学校 里 了。When I graduate from college, I don't live at school.
- 等到 秋天 ,这些 树叶 就 会 变 黄 。When it is autumn, the leaves will have already become yellow.
- 等 雨 停 我 再 出门 。When the rain stops, then I will go outside.
- 等 这个 项目 结束 ,我们 部门 会 开 派对 庆祝 。When this project is finished, our department can have a party to celebrate.
- 等 你 当 了 爸爸 ,你 就 会 知道 做 父母 多么 不 容易。When you act as the father, you will become aware of how hard it is to be a parent.