がてら gatera
How to make”がてら.” in Japanese.
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- ・ Meaning: A while B,ＡとＢを一緒にする。
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- ・ JLPT Level: 2 日本語能力試験N2級レベル
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- ・ Category: grammar 文法
You can use がてら when you want to say “A while B. …”.
The patterns is below:
名詞＋がてら
動詞stem ＋がてら
Used to express getting one thing accomplished while doing a second thing.
例文：Examples of sentence (with audio)
散歩がてらコンビニへ買い物に行った。
Since I took a walk. I stopped at a convinience store.
旅行がてらいろいろなお土産を買った。
I bought different kinds of souvenirs while on a trip.
博物館を見がてら、お土産を買うつもりです。
While seeing the museum, I plan to also use that time to buy souvenirs.
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