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N1 Lesson 3: 6/17

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

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Verb［た］+ なり + （で）+ Phrase
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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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    • ３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）の上（うえ）に横（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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