Learn Hardcore Spanish (Spain): A medida que pasa la tarde, el conejo se mueve más y come con más ganas. - As the afternoon goes on, the rabbit moves more and eats with more appetite.

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A medida que pasa la tarde, el conejo se mueve más y come con más ganas.

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As the afternoon goes on, the rabbit moves more and eats with more appetite.

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Questions & Answers about A medida que pasa la tarde, el conejo se mueve más y come con más ganas.

What does a medida que mean here?

A medida que means as or as/while something gradually happens. It shows a process developing over time.

In this sentence:

A medida que pasa la tarde = As the afternoon goes on / As the afternoon passes

It is very common when two things change together over time.

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It is not a word-for-word translation of English to measure, even though medida comes from measure.

Why does it say pasa la tarde and not something like pasa por la tarde?

Here, pasar means to pass or to go by, when talking about time.

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This is different from pasar por, which means to go through or to pass by a place.

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So in your sentence, la tarde is the subject of pasa.