ながら
Nagara
Usually written in kana.
乍ら (Nagara) is a Japanese particle meaning “while, during, as, while”.
Meanings
- particle, conjunctionwhile; during; asafter the -masu stem of a verb
- particle, conjunctionwhile; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding
- particleall; both
- particleas (e.g. "as always", "as long ago"); in (e.g. "in tears")
- prefixwhile doing something else (at the same time)
Examples
歩きながら本を読んだ。
I read a book as I walked.
歩きながら話しましょう。
Let's talk as we go along.
彼女は歩きながら話した。
She walked and talked.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).