How to Say ‘While working’ in Japanese
働く中で
hataraku naka de
[hah-tah-rah-koo nah-kah deh]
Phrase Breakdown
働く
hataraku
[hah-tah-rah-koo]
to work
Refers to carrying out work activities.
働く中で会社の強みがわかります。
While working, you come to understand the company’s strengths.
中で
naka de
while; in the course of; in the process of
Used to indicate something happening during an action or within a situation.
勉強する中で質問が出ました。
A question came up while I was studying.
Words in this phrase
中
naka
[nah-kah]
inside; during
Means within the process or during the experience of something.
働く中で会社の強みがわかります。
While working, you come to understand the company’s strengths.
で
de
[deh]
in; during
Marks the context in which something happens.
働く中で会社の強みがわかります。
While working, you come to understand the company’s strengths.
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