Vocab Info

N1 Suffix, Noun

次第(しだい)dependent upon, as soon as, immediately (upon), circumstances, order, precedence, program, programme, agenda

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Suffix

      1.

      depending on

      after a noun
    2. Suffix

      2.

      as soon as, immediately after, upon

      after a noun or the -masu stem of a verb
    3. Suffix

      3.

      as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"), whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand")

      after the -masu stem of a verb
    4. Noun

      4.

      order, program, programme, precedence

    5. Noun

      5.

      circumstances, course of events, state of things

    6. Noun

      6.

      reason

    All Forms

    次第 【しだい】

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      先生(せんせい)喧嘩(けんか)()きた次第(しだい)(はな)しました。

      I told the teacher about the circumstances in which the fight occurred. {dependent upon, as soon as, immediately (upon), circumstances, order, precedence, program, programme, agenda}

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      結婚式(けっこんしき)次第(しだい)新郎(しんろう)新婦(しんぷ)丁寧(ていねい)説明(せつめい)をする。

      Explain the order of the wedding ceremony to the bride and groom in a polite manner. {dependent upon, as soon as, immediately (upon), circumstances, order, precedence, program, programme, agenda}

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      先生(せんせい):「あなたの努力(どりょく)次第(しだい)で、どの大学(だいがく)にも()けますよ。」

      Teacher: "You can go to any university, depending on your efforts." {dependent upon, as soon as, immediately (upon), circumstances, order, precedence, program, programme, agenda}

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      癇癪(かんしゃく)()こした生徒(せいと)()(まわ)りの(もの)手当(てあて)たり次第(しだい)()げています。

      The student who threw a tantrum is immediately throwing around anything within reach. {dependent upon, as soon as, immediately (upon), circumstances, order, precedence, program, programme, agenda}

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      子供(こども)におもちゃを(のぞ)次第(しだい)()(あた)えたが(ゆえ)に、子供(こども)我儘(わがまま)になってしまった。

      The child became spoiled because I immediately bought toys whenever the child desired them. {dependent upon, as soon as, immediately (upon), circumstances, order, precedence, program, programme, agenda}

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