Kimuchi Nihongo

Grammar

N2AI-drafted

〜次第

as soon as; immediately after

Formation

V-ます形(ます除く) + 次第;動作性N + 次第

Usage

Says that the speaker will do something immediately once the preceding event is completed; typical of business speech, announcements and emails. The second clause must refer to the future — it cannot describe a past event, and it usually expresses the speaker's will, a request or a promise (〜ます、〜てください). Unlike 〜たらすぐ, it is not used with natural phenomena or accidental events.

Examples

  • 雨がやみ次第、出発します。

    あめがやみしだい、しゅっぱつします。

    We will set off as soon as the rain stops.

  • 日程が決まり次第、ご連絡いたします。

    にっていがきまりしだい、ごれんらくいたします。

    I will contact you as soon as the schedule is decided.

  • 商品が入荷次第、メールでお知らせします。

    しょうひんがにゅうかしだい、めーるでおしらせします。

    We will notify you by email as soon as the goods arrive in stock.

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