des que
Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
From des (“since”) + que (“that”)
Pronunciation
Conjunction
- since
- Des que marchaches non choveu
- It didn't rain since you left
- as soon as
- Des que chegues a casa prepara a comida
- As soon as you get home prepare the food
- 1257, Andrés Martínez Salazar (ed.), Documentos gallegos de los siglos XIII al XVI. A Coruña: Casa de la Misericordia, page 25:
- deuen a leuar as cabras para áá grana. desque non ouuerem lecte
- they shall take the goats to the farm, as soon as they have no milk left
- deuen a leuar as cabras para áá grana. desque non ouuerem lecte
References
- Template:R:DDGM
- “desque” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- Template:R:DDLG
- Template:R:TILG
- “desque” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.