pendant

during

The French word 'pendant' is used to represent the English term 'during'. In context, it's typically used to imply something occurred within a particular timeframe. For instance, 'Je lis pendant le déjeuner' means 'I read during lunch'.

preposition

Example sentences using: pendant

Nous avons parlé pendant le dîner.

We talked during dinner.

In this sentence, 'pendant' is used to denote a time or period in which an action happened, which was 'during dinner' in this context.

Je vais dormir pendant une heure.

I'm going to sleep for an hour.

In this example, 'pendant' is used to indicate the duration of an action, which is 'going to sleep' in this case. This is a common use of 'pendant' in French.

Elle a lu pendant le voyage.

She read during the trip.

Here, 'pendant' is used to specify when an action (reading) took place. In this case, the action took place 'during the trip'.