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ついで

a convenient chance (while doing something else), occasion, opportunity

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Examples

  1. 買い物のついでに郵便局に寄った。

    かいもののついでにゆうびんきょくによった。

    I dropped by the post office while I was out shopping.

  2. ついでにこれも運んでくれませんか。

    ついでにこれもはこんでくれませんか。

    While you're at it, could you carry this too?

  3. 出張のついでに実家に泊まってきた。

    しゅっちょうのついでにじっかにとまってきた。

    I stayed at my parents' house while I was away on business.

Common patterns

〜のついでに
while one is doing ~
ついでながら
incidentally, by the way
ついでがあれば
if you get the chance

Memory tip

Never the main purpose — it is the extra errand you tack onto something you were doing anyway. Don't confuse it with 次いで, "next, following after".

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