Grammar a Day - Level 1 [ ながらも (nagaramo) ]

ながらも (nagaramo) - even while, even though, as she was

--- Examples ---
少し悪いと思いながらも、彼は笑うのを抑えることはできなかった。
He could not refrain from smiling, though with a slight sense of guilt.

彼は、結婚するためにイランに帰るかもしれないと言いながらも、日本から帰った後の彼の計画は依然としてめどが立っていない。
Although he says he might return to Iran to marry, his plans after Japan
are up in the air.

彼は少ないながらも持ち合わせていた金を全部私にくれた。
He gave me what little money he had about him.

トムは元気を取り戻した。そして、やっぱり、大晦日にはびっこを引きながらもパーティーに参加できた。
Tom took heart and, sure enough, on New Year's Eve he was able to hobble
along to a party.

彼は少ないながらも彼の持ち物すべてを私にくれた。
Enough gold that have it even though there is little he were given to me.

彼女は女ながらも勇敢に戦った。
Woman as she was, she fought bravely.

彼女は少ないながらも持っていた全ての硬貨をそのものもらいに与えました。
She gave what few coins she has to the beggar.

彼女は不本意ながらもそうした。
She did it against her will.

幼いながらも、その子供は勇敢だった。
Child as he was , he was brave.

--- Comments ---
How did we end up with many duplicate examples?
(contributor: bamboo4)

I put in the same ones twice, oops. (contributor: dc)

ex #3777 'He gave me what little money he had on him.'

ex #3783 'Even though he didn't have much he gave me all that he had'
or'Even though he didn't have much he gave it all to me'

ex #3784 'Even though a woman she fought bravely' or 'Even though she was
only a woman she fought bravely'

ex #3787 'Even though he was only a child he was brave' or 'He was brave
even though only a child.'

These sound more natural to me. (contributor: Kanemiya)

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