次第
しだい
(1) circumstances, the situation, (2) depending on ~, (3) as soon as ~
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Examples
こういう次第だ。
こういうしだいだ。
That's how things stand.
行くかどうかは天気次第です。
いくかどうかはてんきしだいです。
Whether we go depends on the weather.
駅に着き次第、電話します。
えきにつきしだい、でんわします。
I'll call you as soon as I get to the station.
Common patterns
- 天気次第
- depending on the weather
- 君次第だ
- it's up to you
- 分かり次第
- as soon as we know
Memory tip
Three jobs in one word: after a noun it means "depends on ~" (君次第), after a verb stem it means "as soon as ~" (分かり次第), and on its own it is "the circumstances".
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