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〜ながら(while)

N5
nagara

while (doing two actions at the same time)

Formation

Verb-stem + ながら

Chinese meanings

一边……一边……

Chinese formation

动词ます形词干+ながら

Chinese usage

表示同一主体同时进行两个动作。

Chinese notes

主要动作通常放在ながら之后。

Examples

  • 音おん楽がくを聞ききながら勉べん強きょうします。
    I study while listening to music.
    我一边听音乐一边学习。
  • 父ちちはいつも新しん聞ぶんを読よみながら朝あさご飯はんを食たべます。
    My father always eats breakfast while reading the newspaper.
    爸爸总是一边看报纸一边吃早饭。
  • コーヒーを飲のみながら話はなしましょう。
    Let's talk over coffee.
    我们边喝咖啡边聊吧。

Notes

Both actions are done by the same person. The main action comes last: in A-ながら B, B is the main activity.

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('nagara');
{
  "id": "nagara",
  "pattern": "〜ながら(while)",
  "romaji": "nagara",
  "level": "N5",
  "meaning": "while (doing two actions at the same time)",
  "formation": "Verb-stem + ながら",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "音楽を聞きながら勉強します。",
      "furigana": "{音楽|おんがく}を{聞|き}きながら{勉強|べんきょう}します。",
      "en": "I study while listening to music."
    },
    {
      "ja": "父はいつも新聞を読みながら朝ご飯を食べます。",
      "furigana": "{父|ちち}はいつも{新聞|しんぶん}を{読|よ}みながら{朝|あさ}ご{飯|はん}を{食|た}べます。",
      "en": "My father always eats breakfast while reading the newspaper."
    },
    {
      "ja": "コーヒーを飲みながら話しましょう。",
      "furigana": "コーヒーを{飲|の}みながら{話|はな}しましょう。",
      "en": "Let's talk over coffee."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "simultaneity"
  ],
  "notes": "Both actions are done by the same person. The main action comes last: in A-ながら B, B is the main activity.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "88688ab9b2380659839954a1aa46efb712c10342f8de9f867e6b73f72fd990d6",
    "meanings": [
      "一边……一边……"
    ],
    "formation": "动词ます形词干+ながら",
    "explanation": "表示同一主体同时进行两个动作。",
    "notes": "主要动作通常放在ながら之后。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "音楽を聞きながら勉強します。",
        "zh": "我一边听音乐一边学习。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "父はいつも新聞を読みながら朝ご飯を食べます。",
        "zh": "爸爸总是一边看报纸一边吃早饭。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "コーヒーを飲みながら話しましょう。",
        "zh": "我们边喝咖啡边聊吧。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n5.json#nagara",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "fb01771ca46b0859904adb4a2d574eeb680bed5249663f2a1f262d6116dd2398"
  }
}