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〜かたわら

JLPT N1 Manner and accompaniment

while also; on the side

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かたわら means doing a secondary activity alongside a main one over a period of time. Attach it to a verb's dictionary form or a noun with の. The main occupation comes first, and the other is pursued in parallel.

Examples

  • Kare wa kaisha de hataraku katawara, shousetsu o kaite iru.

    Alongside working at a company, he writes novels.

  • Benkyou no katawara, borantia katsudou mo shite iru.

    Besides studying, she also does volunteer work.

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