～ながらに

When to use

ながらに: while remaining so, since (生まれながらに, 涙ながらに).

Explanation

The ～ながらに grammar point is used to indicate a condition that remains unchanged from some starting point or in a certain manner. It appears in set phrases such as 生まれながらに (from birth), 涙ながらに (while crying), 昔ながらに (in the old/original way), 子供ながらに (even though [still] a child), etc.

• 彼女かのじょは生うまれながらにして優すぐれた音感おんかんを持もっている。

  She has had an excellent sense of pitch from birth.

  Kanojo wa umare nagara ni shite sugureta onkan o motte iru.

• 彼かれは子供こどもながらに大人おとなの会話かいわを理解りかいしていた。

  Even though he was just a child, he understood adult conversations.

  Kare wa kodomo nagara ni otona no kaiwa o rikaishite ita.

• 彼女かのじょは涙なみだながらに真実しんじつを訴うったえた。

  She pleaded the truth while in tears.

  Kanojo wa namida nagara ni shinjitsu o uttaeta.

• 私わたしたちは昔むかしながらに伝つたわる祭まつりを大切たいせつにしている。

  We cherish the traditional festival that has been passed down unchanged from old times.

  Watashi-tachi wa mukashi nagara ni tsutawaru matsuri o taisetsu ni shite iru.

Left As It Is (As Is / Left Undone)

• ～まま〜mamaN4Express 'as it is', 'while' or 'unchanged state'.
• ～っぱなし〜ppanashiN3Indicate a state where an action is left as is (unchanged…
• ～ままに〜mama niN2Act according to; leave as is; unchanged.
• Verbる がままに〜ga mama niN1Expresses 'letting something happen as it is'; 'just as…

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