ながらに
(Nagara ni)
while / in (the state of) / from the start.
Connection rules
- ＋Noun / V ます-stem + ながらに(して).
- ＋Literary 'while in / from' — state-preserving.
- ＋Common fixed forms: 生まれながらに, 涙ながらに, 昔ながらに, 居ながらにして.
Examples
1.
彼は生まれながらにして、才能があった。
Kare wa umarenagara ni shi te, sainou ga a ta.
He had talent from birth.
「while / in (the state of) / from the start」
2.
彼女は涙ながらに語った。
Kanojo wa namida nagara ni kata ta.
She spoke through tears.
「while / in (the state of) / from the start」
Practice
The victim spoke about the details of the incident while in tears.
被害者は___事件の様子を語った。
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