次第

しだい

Order, circumstances, depending on

N3expression·shidai

How to remember it

次 (next) + 第 (order) — the order in which things unfold.

Example sentences

  • 天候次第でピクニックに行きます。

    てんこうしだいでピクニックにいきます。

    We'll go on the picnic depending on the weather.

  • 準備ができ次第、出発しましょう。

    じゅんびができしだい、しゅっぱつしましょう。

    Let's leave as soon as we're ready.

Usage

As a suffix, V-stem + 次第 means "as soon as"; noun + 次第 means "depending on."

Related words

順序状況次第に状況

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