ながら

Japanese

Alternative forms

乍ら

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [na̠ɡa̠ɾa̠]

Particle

ながら (rōmaji nagara)

while, during, while doing (verb)
お茶 (ちゃ)を飲 (の)みながら話 (はな)しましょう。
Ocha o nominagara hanashimashō.
Let's talk over tea.

歩 (ある)きながら話 (はな)しましょうか。
Arukinagara hanashimashō ka.
Shall we talk and walk?
though, notwithstanding
both (doing verb)

Usage notes

This term is appended to the 連 (れん)用 (よう)形 (けい) (ren'yōkei, “conjunctive form”) of a verb.
This term is often spelled in hiragana.

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