Lesson 16
Base 2 + nagara
When you need to say that someone is doing something while doing something else, nagara comes in handy. Add it to verbs in Base 2 to mean "while (doing something)...." Note how the action connected with nagara comes before it:
- Bob wa hatarakinagara ongaku o kiku. (Bob listens to music while he works.)
- Kimiko wa benkyou shinagara terebi o mimasen. (Kimiko doesn't watch TV while studying.)
- Hanashinagara sanpo shimashou. (Let's take a walk while we talk.)
This should do it for the Base 2 combinations. We will move on to Base 1 in the next lesson.
Word Check
hataraku: to work
ongaku: music
kiku: to listen, hear 1
benkyou suru: to study
hanasu: to talk, speak
sanpo suru: to take a walk 2
(Verbs are shown in their plain form.)
Notes
1. There is also a kiku which means "to ask" that is used often.
2. Use aruku for "to walk," as a means of getting somewhere. When walking is the object, use sanpo suru (to go for a walk).
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