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N2 Lesson 10: 9/21

しかしながらHowever, Nevertheless, But

Structure

Phrase。 しかしながら + Phrase

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    Formal

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    併し乍ら

About しかしながら

When combined with the conjunction しかし 'however', the particle ながら 'while', or 'although' creates a new word which itself is used as a conjunction, or occasionally adverbially. しかしながら is itself often translated as 'however', or 'nevertheless', although it is stronger than しかし by itself.

A more literal translation which may carry the strength of this grammar pattern a bit better would be 'while however, (B)', or 'even while true, (B)'. Just like in English, the extension of the phrase in Japanese adds emphasis to the overall meaning.

しかしながら will primarily appear at the beginning of a new sentence when referring back to something that has previously been stated, either by the speaker themselves or by another.

As しかしながら is primarily used as an emphasized version of しかし, which itself is formal, しかしながら will primarily be seen in literature, or in formal spoken language.

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Examples

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    記事(きじ)：「多(おお)くの喫煙者(きつえんしゃ)は喫煙(きつえん)が癌(がん)の原因(げんいん)の一(ひと)つであることを知(し)っている。しかしながら、気(き)にせずに未(ま)だタバコを吸(す)い続(つづ)けている。」

    Article: 'Many smokers know that smoking is one of the causes of cancer. However, they don't care and continue to smoke.'

    ある電気自動車(でんきじどうしゃ)は自動的(じどうてき)に運転(うんてん)することができる。しかしながら運転者(うんてんしゃ)はまだハンドルの上(うえ)に手(て)を置(お)く必要(ひつよう)がある。

    'Certain electric cars can steer automatically. However, the driver still has to keep their hands on the steering wheel.'

    オンラインの安全性(あんぜんせい)の記事(きじ)：「オンラインショッピングは安全(あんぜん)だと考(かんが)えられている。しかしながら詐欺(さぎ)に遭(あ)う可能性(かのうせい)が０(ぜろ)であるわけではない。」

    Article about online safety: 'Online shopping is considered safe. However, it doesn't mean that the likelihood of falling victim to a scam is 0.'

    記事(きじ)：「オゾンホールの問題(もんだい)は９０(きゅうじゅう)年代(ねんだい)には解決(かいけつ)できるとは思(おも)われていなかった。しかしながら、国際協力(こくさいきょうりょく)により、オゾン層(そう)は２００５(にせんご)年(ねん)ごろから回復(かいふく)が進(すす)んでいる。」

    'The ozone hole problem didn't seem solvable in the 90s. However, thanks to international cooperation, the ozone layer has been recovering since around 2005.'

    アニメーション評価(ひょうか)：「『ジェイクとビーモ』というアニメーションは子供(こども)向(む)けである。しかしながら、子供(こども)たちだけでなく大人(おとな)向(む)きでもある。」

    Animation review: 'The animated cartoon "Jake and Beemo" is targeted at children. However, it is suitable not only for children, but for adults as well.'

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      しかしながら – Grammar Discussion

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      • soundjona

        soundjona

        Hello,

        I’m not sure how the hint is related to this point ?

        While in unison with

        The unison part is not really described anywhere in that grammar point ?

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