〜次第 (〜しだい): This means "as soon as" or "once." You use it when one thing will happen right after another. It is for formal talks or business plans.

〜次第

This means "as soon as" or "once." You use it when one thing will happen right after another. It is for formal talks or business plans.

N2 KMT6FormalStandardVerb ConstructionMixedImmediately Upon ActionGrammar

Verb [stem] + 次第Primary

This means "as soon as" or "once." You use it when one thing will happen right after another. It is for formal talks or business plans.

詳細が決まり次第、改めてご連絡いたします。

As soon as the details are decided, I will contact you again.

HumbleNon PastAffirmativeMid SentenceDeclarativeBusiness & Finance Work & Career

A:「会議はいつ始めますか？」 B:「部長が戻られ次第です。」

A: 'When will the meeting start?' B: 'As soon as the department head returns.'

RespectfulNon PastAffirmativeSentence EndingDeclarativeWork & Career

調査が完了し次第、結果が公表された。

The results were announced as soon as the investigation was completed.

FormalPastAffirmativeMid SentenceDeclarativeScience & Math Work & Career

空港に到着次第、どこへも寄らずに、すぐにホテルへ向かってください。

As soon as you arrive at the airport, please head directly to the hotel without stopping anywhere else.

PoliteNon PastNegativeMid SentenceRequestTravel & Transportation

定員に達し次第、募集を締め切りますので、お早めにお申し込みください。

We will close registration as soon as we reach capacity, so please apply early.

PoliteNon PastAffirmativeMid SentenceDeclarativeEducation Work & Career

This phrase is like wearing a suit and tie. You use it for serious talks. It shows things will happen in a set order. Don't use it with friends.

This is different from '〜たとたん(に)'. '〜たとたん(に)' talks about something that just happened. It is often a surprise. '〜次第' talks about future plans. You can use '〜次第' to say what you will do. You cannot do this with '〜たとたん(に)'.

Don't use this when talking about things that already happened. For example, you cannot say "I went home as soon as I finished work yesterday." You also cannot use it for things you cannot control, like the weather. The verb before it must be in its plain form without "-masu". It cannot be a past tense verb.

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〜たとたん（に）

This phrase means "the moment" or "as soon as." It shows that something else happened right after the first thing. Sometimes, it shows surprise.

〜か〜ないかのうちに

This means a second thing happens right after a first thing. It shows almost no time passed between them. It can feel sudden or surprising.

〜や否や（やいなや）

This means that something happened right after something else. It shows things happened very, very fast.

〜なり

This grammar shows that one thing happens right after another. The second thing is often a surprise. The same person usually does both actions.

〜が早いか

This means something happens right after another thing. It is like saying "as soon as" or "the moment that."

〜そばから

This means that right after you do something, something else happens. It often feels like the second thing makes the first thing useless.

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〜たとたん（に）

This phrase means "the moment" or "as soon as." It shows that something else happened right after the first thing. Sometimes, it shows surprise.

〜そばから

This means that right after you do something, something else happens. It often feels like the second thing makes the first thing useless.

Verb stem form

This is a special form of a verb. You use it to join verbs together. You can also use it to make a noun from a verb.

〜てから

This means "after doing something." You use it to show one action happens, then another action happens. It links two actions together.

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〜次第

This means "as soon as" or "once." You use it when one thing will happen right after another. It is for formal talks or business plans.

N2 KMT6FormalStandardVerb ConstructionMixedImmediately Upon ActionGrammar

Verb [stem] + 次第Primary

This means "as soon as" or "once." You use it when one thing will happen right after another. It is for formal talks or business plans.

詳細が決まり次第、改めてご連絡いたします。

As soon as the details are decided, I will contact you again.

HumbleNon PastAffirmativeMid SentenceDeclarativeBusiness & Finance Work & Career

A:「会議はいつ始めますか？」 B:「部長が戻られ次第です。」

A: 'When will the meeting start?' B: 'As soon as the department head returns.'

RespectfulNon PastAffirmativeSentence EndingDeclarativeWork & Career

調査が完了し次第、結果が公表された。

The results were announced as soon as the investigation was completed.

FormalPastAffirmativeMid SentenceDeclarativeScience & Math Work & Career

空港に到着次第、どこへも寄らずに、すぐにホテルへ向かってください。

As soon as you arrive at the airport, please head directly to the hotel without stopping anywhere else.

PoliteNon PastNegativeMid SentenceRequestTravel & Transportation

定員に達し次第、募集を締め切りますので、お早めにお申し込みください。

We will close registration as soon as we reach capacity, so please apply early.

PoliteNon PastAffirmativeMid SentenceDeclarativeEducation Work & Career

This phrase is like wearing a suit and tie. You use it for serious talks. It shows things will happen in a set order. Don't use it with friends.

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〜たとたん（に）

This phrase means "the moment" or "as soon as." It shows that something else happened right after the first thing. Sometimes, it shows surprise.

〜か〜ないかのうちに

This means a second thing happens right after a first thing. It shows almost no time passed between them. It can feel sudden or surprising.

〜や否や（やいなや）

This means that something happened right after something else. It shows things happened very, very fast.

〜なり

This grammar shows that one thing happens right after another. The second thing is often a surprise. The same person usually does both actions.

〜が早いか

This means something happens right after another thing. It is like saying "as soon as" or "the moment that."

〜そばから

This means that right after you do something, something else happens. It often feels like the second thing makes the first thing useless.

More formal alternatives(2)

〜たとたん（に）

This phrase means "the moment" or "as soon as." It shows that something else happened right after the first thing. Sometimes, it shows surprise.

〜そばから

This means that right after you do something, something else happens. It often feels like the second thing makes the first thing useless.

Verb stem form

This is a special form of a verb. You use it to join verbs together. You can also use it to make a noun from a verb.

〜てから

This means "after doing something." You use it to show one action happens, then another action happens. It links two actions together.

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〜次第

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