Word · 単語
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?
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.
我々は将来を見据えつつ、今そこにある危機を乗り越えていかねばならない。
We have to look the future straight in the eye and prepare to get through the coming crisis.
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.