з таго часу як

Since with З Таго Часу Як

Level 5Sounds Like z tago času âk

З таго часу як means since (the time when): З таго часу як ён пераехаў, мы не бачыліся. (Since he moved, we have not seen each other.)

How It Works

З таго часу як literally means from that time as. It names the moment when a state began: З таго часу як ён пераехаў, мы не бачыліся. (Since he moved, we have not seen each other.)

Present tense for a state that continues. English says we have been friends since.... Belarusian simply uses the present: Мы сябруем з таго часу, як пазнаёміліся ў школе. (We have been friends since we met at school.)

Counting time. With a length of time, use прайшло: Прайшло пяць гадоў з таго часу, як мы скончылі ўніверсітэт. (Five years have passed since we graduated.) Compare час + таму, which counts back from now.

Commas. When the clause comes first, keep the conjunction together and put the comma after the whole clause: З таго часу як я кінуў паліць, мне лягчэй дыхаць. When it comes second, the comma can stand before the whole conjunction or before як. Putting it before як stresses the time: Мы сябруем з таго часу, як пазнаёміліся.

Same meaning. З той пары як is an equally good variant. З тых пор як also occurs, though less often.

Only time, never a reason. English since can also mean because. З таго часу як never does. For a reason, use паколькі. For one event that simply came after another, use пасля таго як.

Examples (5)

  1. З таго часу як ён пераехаў, мы не бачыліся.

    Since he moved, we have not seen each other.

    Word by Word: From that time as he moved, we not saw-each-other.

  2. Мы сябруем з таго часу, як пазнаёміліся ў школе.

    We have been friends since we met at school.

    Word by Word: We are-friends from that time, as met at school.

  3. Прайшло пяць гадоў з таго часу, як мы скончылі ўніверсітэт.

    Five years have passed since we graduated from university.

    Word by Word: Passed five years from that time, as we finished university.

  4. З таго часу як я кінуў паліць, мне лягчэй дыхаць.

    Since I quit smoking, I find it easier to breathe.

    Word by Word: From that time as I quit smoking, to-me easier to-breathe.

  5. З той пары як у нас з’явіўся сабака, мы кожны дзень гуляем у парку.

    Since we got a dog, we walk in the park every day.

    Word by Word: From that time as at us appeared dog, we every day walk in park.

Common Mistakes

  • Splitting the conjunction with a comma when the clause comes first.

    З таго часу, як ён пераехаў, мы не бачыліся.
    З таго часу як ён пераехаў, мы не бачыліся.

    When the з таго часу як clause starts the sentence, the conjunction stays together. The only comma comes after the whole clause.

  • Using з таго часу як to give a reason.

    З таго часу як ідзе дождж, мы застанемся дома.
    Паколькі ідзе дождж, мы застанемся дома.

    The intended meaning is Since it is raining, we will stay home, which gives a reason. З таго часу як only marks a starting point in time. For a reason, use паколькі or бо.

  • Using з таго часу як for one event that simply followed another.

    З таго часу як мы паабедалі, мы пайшлі ў парк.
    Пасля таго як мы паабедалі, мы пайшлі ў парк.

    Going to the park is a single event, not a state that lasted from lunch onward. For a simple sequence, use пасля таго як.

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