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Learn JLPT N2 Grammar: ~次第/次第だ/次第で

1. ~次第

As soon as...

Examples:

  • ホームページの内容をお読みの上、ご応募ください。定員になり次第、締め切らせていただきます。Please read the contents of the website before applying. It will be closed as soon as it becomes capacity.
  • 事故の詳しい原因がわかり次第、ご報告いたします。We will report the detailed cause of the accident as soon as it is known.
  • 吉田さんが戻り次第、折り返しお電話いたします。I will call you back as soon as Mr. Yoshida returns.

 

2. V+次第だ/次第で

Due to...

Examples:

  • 台風の影響で交通機関の運行が乱れたため、商品のお届けが遅れた次第です。Due to the disruption of transportation due to the typhoon, the delivery of products was delayed.
  • 以上のような次第で、来週の社員旅行は延期にさせていただきます。Due to the above, we will postpone the employee trip next week.
  • 父が病気のため、実家の豆腐屋を引き継いだ次第だBecause my father was ill, he took over the tofu shop at his parents' house.

 

3. Noun+次第だ/次第で

Depend on...

Examples:

  • その企画が通るかどうかは、アンケート調査の結果次第だ。Whether or not the project will pass depends on the results of the questionnaire survey.
  • 同じ化粧品でも、使い方次第では効果が変わってくる事があります。Even with the same cosmetics, the effect may change depending on how they are used.
  • この会社は年功序列ではなく、個人の業績次第で昇進が決まる。This company is not based on seniority, but based on personal performance.

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This article was last edited at 2021-01-22 00:50:56

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