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N1 Lesson 3: 6/17

~たなり
while... ~ing, remaining, not/ever since, keep/leave

Structure
Verb[た]+ なり + (で)+ Phrase
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使用域 硬い
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  • [なり is used to express the continuation of a state]
  • [なり is generally not used in modern Japanese and an average speaker might confuse it with the Verb[る]なり (as soon as) construction and consider the た + なり unnatural. In modern Japanese, it is better to use っきり or まま instead]
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彼(かれ)は腰(こし)かけたなりでじっと考(かんが)えていた。
While remaining seated, he has been pondering intently.
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年(ねん)前(まえ)に涙(なみだ)ながらに家出(いえで)したなり、帰(かえ)ってこない。
She ran away three years ago in tears, and hasn’t come back since.
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レース後(ご)草(くさ)上(うえ)横(よこ)になったなり、泣(な)き続(つづ)けた。
After the race, he cried while lying down on the grass.
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A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar
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