ЯПОНСКИЙ / КУРС
| Grammar - Beginner - Part 4 |
| nagara ながら Particle meaning: while, as, although, in spite of It is used to express the occurrence of two simultaneous or contrastive actions, both having the same subject. 1. After conjunctive form of verb いつもラジオ聞きながら眠ります。 Itsumo arjio o kikinagara nemurimasu. I usually fall asleep while listening to the radio. 喫茶店でコーヒーを飲みながら話しましょう。 Kissaten de koohii o nominagara hanashimashou. Let's talk over a cup of coffee in a coffee shop. 彼女は約束をしながらあまり守りません。 Kanojo wa yakusoku o shinagara amari mamorimasen. Although she makes promises, she seldom keeps them. 2. After dictionary form of adjective このコンピューターは小さいながらたくさん機能を持っている。 Kono konpyuutaa wa chiisai nagara takusan kinou o motte iru. Though it is small, this computer has many functions. 3. After adjectival noun 彼は病気ながらやってきました。 Kare wa byouki nagara yatte kimashita. He came up in spite of illness. -> See also: ga (2), keredo(mo), no ni |