〜ながら
- Pattern
- 〜ながら
- Level
- N5
- Reading
- 〜ながら
- Meaning
- while doing
- Attaches to
- Verb (ます-stem)
- Nuance & register
Used for two simultaneous actions performed by the same person, with main focus on the second verb.
- Example
音楽を聴きながら勉強します。 (I study while listening to music.)
- Easily confused with
〜てから (emphasizes sequence, doing one action after another completes, whereas 〜ながら is simultaneous)