【JLPT N2 Grammar】〜次第(〜しだい / ~shidai)

Explanation:〜次第

Meaning
"〜したら、すぐに / 〜がわったらすぐに"

"as soon as / immediately after doing 〜"
Used to indicate that one action will happen as soon as another condition is met or when something is decided. It implies that the timing of the second action is dependent on the first.

Form
V(masu-form)ます + 次第

Points

  1. Sequential Dependency: "〜次第" shows that the second action depends on the completion or occurrence of the first.
  2. Formal Usage: This expression is often used in business, formal, or polite contexts.

JLPT Level
N2



Sample sentenes

スケジュールがまり次第しだい連絡れんらくいたします。
I will contact you as soon as the schedule is decided.

信号しんごうわり次第しだい発車はっしゃします。
We will depart as soon as the light changes.

状況じょうきょうがわかり次第しだい、すぐにおつたえします。
I will inform you as soon as I understand the situation.

としものつかり次第しだい、、お知らせします。
I will notify you as soon as the lost item is found.

準備じゅんびができ次第しだい、そちらにかいます。
I will head there as soon as I'm ready.

あたらしい情報じょうほうはい次第しだい、、おつたえします。
I will inform you as soon as new information comes in.

Vocabulary

Japanese
English
連絡する れんらする to contact
信号 しんごう traffic light
発車する はっしゃする to leave
状況 じょうきょう situation / circumstance
伝える つたえる to convey
知らせる しらせる to inform
向かう むかう to head for
情報 じょうほう information

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