JLPT N1 Grammar

Grammar form · 文法形式の判断

Choose the correct expression for the blank.

彼女はなみだ（　　）、事情を話し始めた。

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訳 · Translation

In tears, she began to explain the circumstances.

正解 · Answer

ながらに

解説 · Why

〜ながらに(して) marks a state maintained during an action; なみだながらに話す = "to speak while in tears". It is a fixed literary expression.

誤答 · Why the other options are wrong

ばかりに — ばかりに ("simply because") does not fit.

ながらも — ながらも ("although") does not fit "began to speak in tears".

なりに — なりに ("in one's own way") does not fit.

語彙 · Breakdown

〜ながらに—while in the state of ~

事情じじょうcircumstances

例文 · Example

生まれながらに才能があった。

Umare nagara ni sainō ga atta.

She had talent from birth.

配点 · Points & details

Est. points2 pts

DifficultyVery hard

Avg. time38 sec

Correct rate0%

Appears in文法形式の判断

AddedJul 2026

出典AI draft · human-reviewed

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