WHILE, DURING and PARTICIPLES:
Here we go into more detail into the correct translation and usage of such words as "while" (poki) and "during" (podcxas), as well as in to the usage of participles. We start with examples followed by one or several possible translations.

While reading the paper he lit a cigarette.
Cxitats gazet on zapalil cigaret.
Podcxas cxitanie gazetuf on zapalil cigaret.
Poki cxital gazet on zapalil cigaret.

He talked while eating.
On gvoril edats.
On gvoril podcxas edanie.
On gvoril poki edal.

He was chewing gum while walking.
On zxval zxvacxka poki on idil.
Idits on zxval zxvacxka.
Podcxas idenie on zxval zxvacxka.