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〜ながら
nagara · while doing ~
The verb stem plus ながら means doing two things at once: 音楽を聞きながら勉強する, study while listening to music. The main action comes second.
How to form it
| Stem + ながら | 食べながら |
How it is used
Both actions are done by the same person, and the second verb is the main one.
It also covers doing two things over a long period: 「働きながら大学に通っています」.
Examples
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- 音楽を聞きながら、勉強します。I study while listening to music.
- テレビを見ながら、ご飯を食べないでください。Please don't eat while watching TV.
- 歩きながら話しましょう。Let's talk as we walk.
- 兄は働きながら大学で勉強しています。My older brother studies at university while working.
Practice: 5 JLPT questions using 〜ながら
（ ）に入る言葉を選びなさい。
I cooked while looking at the recipe, so it turned out better than expected.
いつも おんがくを （ ）、勉強します。
I always study while listening to music.
（ ）に入る言葉を選びなさい。
Last week I cooked alone for the first time, making it while looking at a recipe.
音楽を 聞き（ ）べんきょうします。
I study while listening to music.
この 人は 朝 何を するのが すきですか。
My room is on the fifth floor of a block of flats. It has two windows and is very bright. From the east window you can see a school. From the south window you can see a small park and, beyond it, mountains. I like drinking coffee in the morning while looking at the mountains.
Q: What does this person like doing in the morning? — Drinking coffee while looking at the mountains.