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JLPT N3 Grammar

ながらも

N3Contrast / Concession

N3 · Contrast / Concession · masu-form verb去ます / i-adjective / なadjective stem / noun + ながらも

although; despite

masu-form verb去ます / i-adjective / なadjective stem / noun + ながらも

Acknowledges the first fact while the second clause gives a result that differs from expectation. It sounds more written than けれど.

Often used to evaluate people, states, or situations, such as 'small but powerful.'

この店は小さいながらも、いつも多くの客でにぎわっている。

Although this shop is small, it is always bustling with many customers.

With nouns and na-adjectives, attach it to the stem; do not add だ.

ながらも carries the first state while the sentence turns in another direction.

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