つつ

Japanese

Particle

つつ (rōmaji tsutsu)

  1. while, -ing, for two actions happening at once
    様々 (さまざま)な目的 (もくてき)や意 (い)味 (み)を込 (こ)めつつ食事 (しょくじ)をしている。
    Samazama na mokuteki ya imi o kome tsutsu shokuji o shiteiru.
    People have meals with various goals or meanings.
  2. although, doing in spite of opposition
  3. in the process of

Usage notes

This attaches to the -masu stem of a verb.

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