彼は夢を潰されそうになりながらも諦めなかった

N5 彼 kare he N4 夢 yume dream N4 そう sou so, like that, really N5 ながら nagara while N1 諦め akirame resignation, reconciliation, consolation

N3 彼 hi / kare, kano, ka.no he, that, the N3 夢 mu, bou / yume, yume.miru, kura.i dream, vision, illusion N1 潰 kai, e / tsubu.su, tsubu.reru, tsui.eru crush, smash, break N1 諦 tei, tai / akira.meru, tsumabiraka, makoto truth, clarity, abandon

N4 〜ながら nagara Indicates two simultaneous actions by the same subject, attaches to the verb stem, means doing one thing while doing another N4 〜ながらも nagara mo Indicates contrast between two ideas, attaches to verb or adjective stem, means although or despite N5 〜が ga Marks the grammatical subject, highlights new information, can also show slight contrast in some sentences N5 〜を o Marks the direct object of an action, appears before the verb, shows what receives the action N5 〜に ni Indicates destination, target, arrival point, specific time, or person receiving an action N5 〜も mo Means also, adds another similar item, often replaces particles such as wa ga or o N5 〜か ka Marks a question, alternative, or uncertainty, appears at the sentence end or between options N5 〜は wa Marks the topic of the sentence, indicates what the sentence is about, can contrast with another element, organizes main information