ながら - while doing ~

〜ながら

Meaning

Says the same person does two things at the same time, with one being the main action.

Explanation

Attaching ながら to a verb's stem means "while doing that verb." Both actions must share the same subject, and the verb that ながら attaches to is treated as the background action, while the main verb of the sentence is what the speaker treats as the primary focus.

Formation

Verb stem + ながら

Examples

音楽を聞きながら勉強します。
おんがくをききながらべんきょうします。
I study while listening to music.
テレビを見ながら朝ごはんを食べました。
テレビをみながらあさごはんをたべました。
I ate breakfast while watching TV.

Grammar explanations and example sentences written for NihongoTech.