【JLPT N2 Grammar】〜次第(〜しだい / ~shidai)
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Explanation:〜次第

Meaning
"〜したら、すぐに / 〜が終おわったらすぐに"

"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

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

信号しんごうが変かわり次第しだい、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、、すぐにお伝つたえします。
I will inform you as soon as I understand the situation.

落おとし物ものが見みつかり次第しだい、、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、そちらに向むかいます。
I will head there as soon as I'm ready.

新あたらしい情報じょうほうが入はいり次第しだい、、お伝つたえします。
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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