JLPT N3 Grammar List
but also ~ at the same time, while .
Verb-dictionary form + 一方(で)
Noun + である一方(で)
いadj + 一方(で)
なadj + である一方(で)
父は自分に厳しい一方で、他人には優しいです。
Chichi wa jibun ni kibishī ippō de, tanin ni wa yasashīdesu.
My father is very strict with himself but also, at the same time, very kind to other.
わたしの仕事は夏は非常に忙しい一方で、冬は暇になる。
Watashi no shigoto wa natsu wa hijō ni isogashī ippō de, fuyu wa hima ni naru.
My job is very busy in the summer while I have more free time in the winter.
この地域は静かな一方で、不便だ。
Kono chiiki wa shizukana ippō de, fubenda.
This area is quiet but also, at the same time, inconvenient around here.
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