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Grammar detail: 次第（しだい）

次第（しだい） - dependent on ~; as soon as ~

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verb stem

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しだい

means

depending on ~; as soon as ~; thereupon ~; as ~

For example:

に

き

、

します。
I'll phone you as soon as I get to the airport.

次第 can be followed immediately by another phrase, as in the above example. It can also be joined to a subsequent phrase using に:

は

せいちょう

するにつれて

に

しくなった。
As she grew up, she became more and more beautiful.

Note that 次第に can also be used as a standalone expression to mean 'steadily'. For example:

に

くの

が

を

めた。
More and more physicians have begun to use the new medicines.

次第 can be immediately followed by だ, and turned into a standalone sentence implying that an outcome depends on the clause preceding 次第. For example:

に

かるかどうかは

だ。
It is up to you whether you pass the examination or not.

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See also:

によって, による - depending on, due to

Kanji used in this grammar

次

ジシつぎ next つぐ to come after

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3

第

ダイ number

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5

空

クウから empty あく to be empty あける to empty, vacate そら sky

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2

港

コウみなと harbour, port

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3

着

チャクジャクつく to arrive つける to attach きる to wear きせる to make wear

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2

電

デン electricity

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1

話

ワはなす to talk はなし talking

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1

彼

ヒかれ he

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3

女

ジョニョニョウ woman; female おんな woman め woman

1

成

セイジョウなる to become なす to perform, to accomplish

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3

長

チョウながい long

1

美

ビうつくしい beautiful

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3

多

タおおい many

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2

医

イ doctor

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2

者

シャもの person, someone

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2

新

シンあたらしいあらたにい- new

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2

薬

ヤクくすり medicine

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3

使

シつかう to use

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2

始

シはじめる to begin, to start (something) はじまる to begin, to commence

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2

試

シためす to test こころみる to attempt

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2

験

ケンゲン verification

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2

受

ジュうける to receive, to accept うかる to pass (an exam)　

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3

君

クンきみ you

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3

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