✨ Basic Meaning
🎯 Primary Function
📋 Grammar Structure
🎭 Usage Contexts
Commonly used in reports or formal explanations to describe when an incident occurred.
Used to complain or explain why something was interrupted (e.g., ‘The phone rang while I was napping’).
Appears in novels, news reports, and journals to describe simultaneous events.
Used frequently to set the scene for a story or an excuse.
💡 Common Applications
📌 Important Points
⚠️ Common Mistakes
🏛️ Cultural Context
🔍 Subtle Differences
📝 Conjugation Notes
Always uses the ‘Te-iru’ form for verbs to show ongoing action. For nouns, it must be a noun that implies an action (e.g., ‘meeting’, ‘meal’, ‘phone call’).
🔊 Pronunciation Tips
The ‘u’ in ‘chuu’ is a long vowel; ensure it is held for two beats.
🧠 Memory Tips
Think of ‘Sai’ (最) as ‘most/top’ and ‘Chuu’ (中) as ‘inside/middle’. It means being ‘at the very middle’ of something.
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