N5 grammar

〜ながら

nagara

Doing two things at once

Formationverb stem + ながら + main verb

ながら slides a background action under a main one: listening to music while studying. The verb at the end is the main event and the ながら verb is the accompaniment. Both actions have to belong to the same person.

Examples

〜ながら is marked in each sentence. Tap any word for its dictionary entry.

歩あるきながら話はなしましょう。
Let's talk as we go along.
彼かれはよろめきながら後ごからついてきた。
He came tumbling after.
彼女かのじょはハイヒールを鳴ならしながら歩あるいた。
She walked past clicking her high heels.
彼かれは口くちごもりながら二言にごん三さん言ことしゃべった。
He stammered out a few words.
痛いたむ傷口きずぐちをおさえながら・・・。
Clutching my painful wound...