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つつ
Reading つつ
while
- 1 while — after the -masu stem of a verb
- 2 even though, despite
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例文 · examples
事態は収拾に向かいつつある。
The situation is gradually moving towards a resolution.
「春を待ちつつ」は漱石の小説だったね。
"Waiting for Spring" is a novel by Soseki, isn't it?
汽車に揺られつつ、２時間ほどいい気持ちでうとうと眠った。
I slept drowsily with a good feeling for about 2 hours, while rocked by the train.
昇給ができるといいなと思いつつ、上司のところへ行った。
I went to the boss in hopes of getting a raise.
人は泣きつつ生まれ、泣き言を言いつつ暮らし、失望落胆して死ぬ。
We are born crying, spend our lives complaining, and die disappointed.