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Grammar list

ありながら

(De ari nagara)

while being / even though one is.

Connection rules

  • Noun / na-adj root + でありながら.
  • Formal / literary concessive — 'while being X, yet Y'.
  • Often with roles or identities: 子供でありながら, 医者でありながら.

Examples

1.
子供こどもありながら大人おとなようはな

Kodomo de ari nagara, otona no you ni hanasu.

Even though he's a child, he talks like an adult.

while being / even though one is

2.
プロありながら基本きほんてきミス

Puro de ari nagara, kihon teki na misu o shi ta.

Even though he's a pro, he made a basic mistake.

while being / even though one is

Practice

Despite being a child, he understands the harsh reality of society.

彼は___、社会の厳しい現実を理解している。

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