ながら
(Nagara)
as usual / as expected / as one would expect.
Connection rules
- ＋Noun + の + こと + ながら.
- ＋Expected / characteristic — 'as one would expect of X'.
- ＋Common fixed phrases: 毎度のことながら, いつものことながら.
Examples
1.
毎度のことながら、彼は遅刻した。
Maido no koto nagara, kare wa chikoku shi ta.
As always, he was late.
「as usual / as expected / as one would expect」
2.
いつものことながら、素晴らしい演奏だった。
Itsumo no koto nagara, subarashii ensou da ta.
As always, it was a splendid performance.
「as usual / as expected / as one would expect」
Practice
As always, her speech was wonderful and moved the audience.
___、彼女のスピーチは素晴らしく、聴衆を感動させた。
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