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What's the difference between 一方で and 一方だ? How to use them?

一方で

simultaneously doing something at the same time with another

Example:

  • 労働力が不足している現象について、女性をフルに活用すべきだと主張する人がいる。一方で、女性の社会進出は少子化の原因だと考えている人もいる。

Some argue that women should be fully utilized for the phenomenon of labor shortage. On the other hand, some people think that women's entry into society is the cause of the declining birthrate.


一方

Comparing,contrasting two things

Example:

  • 彼はお金がないという一方、高い洋服を買いました。

He said he had no money, but bought expensive clothes.


一方では、…他方では…

"On the one hand ... on the other hand." Used to point out two opposite things.

Example:

  • あの人は一方では文学に対してちゃんと勉強するのに、他方では数学に対して怠けて宿題をやろうとしません。

On the one hand, he studies literature well, but on the other hand, he is lazy about math and does not try to do his homework.


一方だ

Express a continuous status,non-stop

Examples:

  • 最近の調査によれば、未成年の犯罪率は高くなる一方だ。According to a recent survey, the crime rate for minors is only increasing.
  • ここ数年、経済回復の兆しが見えず、就職状況は厳しくなる一方だ。In recent years, there have been no signs of economic recovery, and the employment situation is becoming more difficult.

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This article was last edited at 2021-01-06 03:15:54

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