Grammar Info

N2 Lesson 3: 13/24

次第(しだい)Gradually

Structure

次第(しだい) + Phrase

Details

  • Part of Speech

    Adverb

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About 次第に

次第(しだい)に is an adverb that expresses that something is happening 'gradually' or 'bit by bit' over time. This phrase is made up of the noun 次第(しだい), 'course of events' or 'circumstances', and the particle に, which turns it into an adverbial phrase.

While the noun 次第(しだい) implies a sequence or order, when used as the adverb 次第(しだい)に, the main focus shifts to how something progressively and gradually changes over time.

次第(しだい)に can be used for both positive and negative changes.

だんだん and 次第(しだい)に both mean the same thing however 次第(しだい)に sounds slightly more formal and is more likely to be seen in formal written language than だんだん.

Examples

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    (くすり)()んだら、次第(しだい)(いた)みが()いてきたよ。

    Once I took some medicine, the pain gradually receded.

      次第(しだい)雲行(くもゆ)きが(あや)しくなり、イベントの中止(ちゅうし)をせざるを()なくなった。

      As the outlook gradually turned ominous, we had no choice but to cancel the event.

        彼女(かのじょ)表情(ひょうじょう)次第(しだい)(くら)くなっていき、最終的(さいしゅうてき)には(なみだ)(なが)していた。

        Her expression gradually went dark, and she ended up in floods of tears.

          次第(しだい)(あめ)()むであろうから、このまま練習(れんしゅう)(つづ)けよう。

          Since the rain will probably gradually let up, let’s keep practicing as we are.

            二人暮(ふたりぐ)らしに()れていなかったけど、次第(しだい)居心地(いごこち)()くなっていったよ。

            I wasn’t used to living with someone else, but it’s gradually come to be comfortable.

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