Is this sentence I wrote with 間に right?


> 本を読む間に、彼女は泣き出しました。

"While she was reading the book, she burst into tears."

I was only taught the nagara structure, whose use is very limited. Since I
needed a structure to express something that happens while another action is
being performed, I had to use something else. I thought about aida ni. Is my
sentence correct?




> 本の句を読む間に、彼女は泣き出しました。  
>  I needed a structure to express something that happens while another action
> **is being performed**

In that case, I think you could say:

> 本を読ん **でいる** あいだに、彼女は泣きだしました。  
>  "While (she was / I was / someone was) reading a book, she started crying."

* * *

Examples:

> 寝 **ている** あいだに、蚊に刺された。  
>  While I **was sleeping** , I was bitten by a mosquito.
>
> シャワーを浴び **ている** あいだに、電話がかかってきました。  
>  While I **was taking** a shower, the phone rang.




> 本の句を読む間に、彼女は泣き出しました。  
>  I needed a structure to express something that happens while another action
> **is being performed**

In that case, I think you could say:

> 本を読ん **でいる** あいだに、彼女は泣きだしました。  
>  "While (she was / I was / someone was) reading a book, she started crying."

* * *

Examples:

> 寝 **ている** あいだに、蚊に刺された。  
>  While I **was sleeping** , I was bitten by a mosquito.
>
> シャワーを浴び **ている** あいだに、電話がかかってきました。  
>  While I **was taking** a shower, the phone rang.

