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Grammar detail: noun + がてら

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JLPT:

noun + がてら - while

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noun

+

がてら

means

I'll take care of B while I do A; or I'll take care of A while I do B.

This form is used to describe carrying out two actions at the same time. Since I will do A, I might take the opportunity to do B too.

Noun + がてら is the most frequent form.

での

えいぎょう

を

た。
While I was on business in Kamakura, I went to see the Great Buddha.

そうだ、どうせなら

がてらに、

に

しんりんよく

でも・・・。
I know, as we're going for a walk, we could take the forest path and do a little forest therapy ...

Verb stem + がてら is also possible, but it is much less common.

しがてら、

しくできたレストランへ

ってみた。
As I happened to be out walking, I tried the recently-opened restaurant.

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See also:

ながら - while doing

間（あいだ）/ 間に（あいだに） - during

Kanji used in this grammar

鎌

かま a sickle

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倉

ソウくら storehouse

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営

エイ occupied いとなむ to be occupied with, to carry on (a business)

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業

ギョウゴウ profession, business, industry わざ deed, act

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大

ダイタイおおきい big おおいに very much おお-

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仏

ブツ Buddha; France ほとけ Buddha

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見

ケンみる to see みえる to be seen; to appear みせる to show

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来

ライくる to come きたる to be forthcoming きたす to induce

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散

サンちらす to scatter, to distribute ちらかす to scatter around ちらかる to be in disorder ちる to fall (leaves etc)

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歩

ホフブあるくあゆむ to walk

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林

リン wood; trees はやし wood

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道

ドウトウみち road

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行

コウギョウアンゆくいく to go おこなう to take place

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森

シンもり forest

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浴

ヨクあびる to shower, to bask in あびせる to pour on

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新

シンあたらしいあらたにい- new

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