〜ながら(while)
N5nagara
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
- 音楽を聞きながら勉強します。I study while listening to music.我一边听音乐一边学习。
- 父はいつも新聞を読みながら朝ご飯を食べます。My father always eats breakfast while reading the newspaper.爸爸总是一边看报纸一边吃早饭。
- コーヒーを飲みながら話しましょう。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.
#simultaneity
Practice in a lesson
Use this entry in code
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"
}
}