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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.

Example

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.

Example

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

naka

[nah-kah]

inside; during

Means within the process or during the experience of something.

Example

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.

de

[deh]

in; during

Marks the context in which something happens.

Example

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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