かたわら

while, besides, at the same time, in addition, in addition to

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Structure

[verb (dictionary form)] + かたわら

[noun] + の + かたわら

Description

かたわら means "alongside": someone has a main occupation and keeps up a second activity next to it, over months or years. It follows a verb in the dictionary form, or a noun with の. The first half is the main role and the second half the extra one.

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Alongside teaching at a university, he writes novels.

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While working for a company, she goes to graduate school in the evenings.

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Besides my main job, I also do community volunteer work.

かたわら or ながら

joins two actions done at the same moment. かたわら joins two pursuits that run side by side in someone's life, and they need not happen at the same time. For eating while watching TV, only ながら works.

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I eat while watching TV.

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Alongside running the farm, my father was active in the local fire brigade.

× テレビを見るかたわら、ご飯を食べる → テレビを見ながらご飯を食べる

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かたわら is written Japanese: biographies, news articles, the introduction of a speaker or an author. In conversation you say きごう〜をしながら or きごう〜のほかに.

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I work in an office and write novels on the side.

As an ordinary noun, かたわら (傍ら) also means "beside": かれ彼のかたわらにすわる座る, to sit beside him.

Examples

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While working at a company, she also attends graduate school in the evenings.

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In addition to running a farm, my father was active in the local fire brigade.

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Besides being active as an actor, he also works on movie scripts.

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In addition to his research, he devotes effort to mentoring the next generation.

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Besides her duties as a homemaker, she sells handmade goods online.

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While devoting himself to his studies, he is also active as a professional pianist.

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In addition to my main job, I also participate in community volunteer work.

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While doing housework, my grandmother also taught calligraphy to the neighborhood children.

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While working as a lawyer, she wrote a book on human rights issues.

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In addition to his teaching job, he continues doing pottery as a hobby.

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Alongside his work as a doctor, he writes novels.

References

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