Learning objectives
- Lesson goals: Learn gatera for doing two things in one trip.
- Form and connection: [Verb masu-stem/Noun] がてら
- Nuance in real use: がてら embodies the efficiency mindset Japanese people love — achieve two purposes in one trip, waste no movement. In Japanese senior life, "shopping while taking a walk" is a healthy lifestyle.
Form and connection
Core Explanation
Learn gatera for doing two things in one trip.
Cultural Note
Practical examples
Common pitfalls
Build the base form before adding the pattern
Complete the required conjugation first. Do not keep polite and plain endings at the same time.
Match politeness to the situation
The examples are reliable starting points; relationships and context can still change the most natural wording.
Practice and answers
Show answer
[Verb masu-stem/Noun] がてらShow answer
I'll go shopping while taking a walk.Show answer
見学けんがくがてら旅行りょこうも楽たのしんできた。 ([Verb masu-stem/Noun] がてら)Continue learning
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