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〜ながらに: Japanese grammar explained

~nagara ni — A state that goes along or persists ("while, since").

Structure

Noun/Verb(masu-stem) + ながらに

Examples

  • 彼女は涙ながらに事情を話した。

    かのじょはなみだながらにじじょうをはなした。

    She explained the situation in tears.

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