つつ
Frequency rank: 433.
- whileafter the -masu stem of a verbsee also つつある
- even though; despitesee also つつも
particle
Generated: This meaning is used to indicate that two actions are happening simultaneously or that one action is taking place during the time another action is occurring.
Generated: This meaning expresses contrast or concession, indicating that something happens or is true even in the face of something that would normally prevent it.
Example sentences126 results
It is even becoming accepted even in exam-English that that called "simple future tense" does not exist.