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N1 Lesson 2: 3/17

傍(かたわ)らWhile, Besides, In addition to

Structure

Verb［る］+ かたわら
Noun + の + かたわら

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About かたわら

傍(かたわ)ら, seen primarily in hiragana, is a noun in Japanese that means 'bystander', in regard to something that is alongside or in the same place as the main focus. As a grammatical structure, it will be translated as 'while (A)', 'in addition to (A)', or 'besides (A)'.

かたわら may come after nouns followed by の, or after the dictionary form of verbs.

Something that can be remembered from the 'bystander' meaning of this word is that かたわら will always come after the primary action or state of (A), while (B) is considered to just be there incidentally to (A), or as being done secondarily to it. This usually takes the form of something like a side job or a hobby.

Caution

Unlike ながら, かたわら does not necessarily indicate two actions that are happening at the exact same time, just actions that are happening independently of each other with one being the focus, and the other happening to a lesser extent within the same subject's life, day to day activities, etc.

Examples

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    本業(ほんぎょう)の傍(かたわ)らバイトなどの副業(ふくぎょう)をしている多数(たすう)の人々(ひとびと)がいる。

    Besides working their main jobs, there are many people that also work part-time jobs on the side.

    彼女(かのじょ)は大学(だいがく)で教(おし)える傍(かたわ)ら、家(いえ)でも個人(こじん)指導(しどう)をしている。

    Besides teaching at university, she gives private lessons at home.

    さらに大学(だいがく)での国語(こくご)の教授(きょうじゅ)をしている傍(かたわ)ら、漫画家(まんがか)として活躍(かつやく)している。

    Moreover, besides holding the position of a Japanese professor at the university, he is also active as a manga artist.

    ブルースは、昼(ひる)は財閥(ざいばつ)を経営(けいえい)する傍(かたわ)ら、夜(よる)はバーマンとして危険(きけん)地域(ちいき)を見回(みまわ)っている。

    During the daytime, Bruce manages his family corporation, while at night he patrols dangerous areas as BARMAN.

    いくつかの国(くに)では、女性(じょせい)は仕事(しごと)の傍(かたわ)ら、苦労(くろう)をいとわず子供(こども)を育(そだ)てている。立派(りっぱ)なことだと思(おも)う。

    In some countries, women work in addition to raising their children, not minding the hardships. I think that is quite praiseworthy.

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