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Verb[る]+ かたわら
Noun + の + かたわら
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About かたわら
傍ら, seen primarily in hiragana, is a noun in Japanese that means 'bystander', in regard to something that is alongside or in the same place as the main focus. As a grammatical structure, it will be translated as 'while (A)', 'in addition to (A)', or 'besides (A)'.
かたわら may come after nouns followed by の, or after the dictionary form of verbs.
かたわら may come after nouns followed by の, or after the dictionary form of verbs.
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彼は飲食店を経営しているかたわら、鳶職人としても働いている。Besides running a restaurant, he also works as a steeplejack.
- グレッググラフィンは大学の教授をしているかたわら、歌手として活動している。In addition to being a college professor, Greg Graffin is also active as a singer.
- 私の妹は本業のかたわら、英会話教室で英語を教えている。My sister teaches English at an English conversation class in addition to her day job.
- 妻は子育てのかたわら、近所の子供達にそろばんを教えている。My wife teaches abacus to kids in the neighborhood in addition to raising our children.
Caution
Unlike ながら, かたわら does not necessarily indicate two actions that are happening at the exact same time, just actions that are happening independently of each other with one being the focus, and the other happening to a lesser extent within the same subject's life, day to day activities, etc.Synonyms
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ブルースは、昼は財閥を経営するかたわら、夜はバーマンとして危険地域を見回っている。
During the daytime, Bruce manages his family corporation, while at night he patrols dangerous areas as BARMAN.
いくつかの国では、女性は仕事のかたわら、苦労をいとわず子供を育てている。立派なことだと思う。
In some countries, women work in addition to raising their children, not minding the hardships. I think that is quite praiseworthy.
彼女は大学で教えるかたわら、家でも個人指導をしている。
Besides teaching at university, she gives private lessons at home.
本業のかたわらバイトなどの副業をしている多数の人々がいる。
Besides working their main jobs, there are many people that also work part-time jobs on the side.
指導医として病院に務めるかたわら、コンサルタントと専門医として企業でも業務を行っています。
In addition to working as the preceptor at the hospital, she also engages in business as a consultant and a medical specialist.
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