Japanese

Particle

ながら ‎(romaji nagara)

1. 乍ら: while, during, while doing (verb)

   お茶 (ちゃ)を飲 (の)みながら話 (はな)しましょう。

   Ocha o nominagara hanashimashō.

   Let's talk over tea.

   歩 (ある)きながら話 (はな)しましょうか。

   Arukinagara hanashimashō ka.

   Shall we talk and walk?

2. 乍ら: though, notwithstanding
3. 乍ら: both (doing verb)

Usage notes

• This term is appended to the 連用形 (れんようけい) ‎(ren'yōkei, “conjunctive form”) of a verb.
• This term is usually written in hiragana.