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GrammarJLPT N5

while

ParticleConjunctionPrefix

Definitions

1. while
2. during
3. while
4. all

This grammar pattern attaches to the stem of a verb to express doing two actions simultaneously, like "while doing." The subject of both actions is typically the same person, so it differs slightly from other "while" expressions in Japanese.

Grammar

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Example sentences

Sentence 1

The teacher talked while walking.

Sentence 2

Wait, you're eating standing up?

Sentence 3

Wait, you're saying that with a smile?

Sentence 4

I walked along while thinking, "I wonder if everything's okay."

Sentence 5

Wait, you're laughing as you cry?!