Usages of donec
Donec pluvia desinat, mulier iuxta rivum sub arbore manere vult.
Until the rain stops, the woman wants to stay next to the stream under a tree.
Puer contra ventum ambulare non vult, donec mater cum eo veniat.
The boy does not want to walk against the wind until his mother comes with him.
Puella annulum retinet, donec mater domum redeat.
The girl keeps the ring until mother returns home.
Magister librum apud se retinet, donec discipulus mendum corrigat.
The teacher keeps the book with himself until the student corrects the mistake.
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