ついでに (tsuide ni)

Meaning

  1. incidentally
  2. taking the opportunity
  3. while (you) are at it

All JLPT 3 grammar : 序でに(ついでに, tsuide ni), incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion, [Adverb]

Usually written using kana alone

Example

日本語意味
容姿端麗、頭脳明晰、運動神経抜群、家は金持ちで、ついでに学生会の副会長をしてたりもする、いわゆるパーフェクトな奴だ。Looks, brains, reflexes, rich family and, for good measure, vice president of the student committee – in other words he’s ‘perfect’.
知ってるよ。ついでに言えば、恵子とは「はとこ」だからね。I know! And let me also say that Keiko is a SECOND cousin of mine.
父がついでに私を飛行場まで送ってくれることになっている。My father is dropping me off at the airport along the way.
彼を迎えに行って、ついでにこの手紙をポストに入れておいて。Go and meet him, and while you’re about it mail this letter.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
fukuassistant; associate; vice-; sub-; deputy
頭脳zunouhead; brains
gakulearning, scholarship
hashiend, edge
jinseilife
kaimeeting, assembly
kamiGod, deity
katsudouaction, activity
kingold
神経shinkeinerve, sensitivity
姿sugatafigure, form, shape
unfortune, luck
金持ちkanemochirich person
運動undouexercise, motion
学生gakuseistudent
iehouse, residence
するsuruto do
だからdakaraso, therefore
baplace, spot, scene
飛行hikouaviation, flight
飛行場hikoujouairfield, airport
chichifather
watashiI, me
迎えmukaemeeting, greeting
karehe, him
kamipaper
tehand
手紙tegamiletter

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
チョウなが.い, おさlong, leader, superior, senior
ガクまな.ぶstudy, learning, science
キン,コン,ゴンかね, かな-, -がねgold
セイ,ショウい.きる, い.かす, い.けるlife, genuine, birth
ドウうご.く, うご.かすmove, motion
も.つ, -も.ち, も.てるhold, have
カ,ケいえ, や, うちhome, family
カイ,エあ.う, あ.わせる, あつ.まるmeeting
メイ,ミョウ,ミンあ.かり, あか.るい, あか.るむbright, light
ウンはこ.ぶcarry, luck
バツ,ハツ,ハイぬ.く, -ぬ.く, ぬ.きslip out, extract
ケイ,キョウ,キンへ.る, た.つ, たていとpass thru, longtitude
シン,ジンかみ, かん-, こう-gods, mind, soul
トウ,ズ,トあたま, かしら, -がしらhead, counter for large animals
ヨウい.れるcontain, form, looks
シ,ス,ツこ, -こ, ねchild, sign of the rat
し.る, し.らせるknow, wisdom
ゲン,ゴンい.う, ことsay, word
ちちfather
コウ,ギョウ,アンい.く, ゆ.く, -ゆ.きgoing, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank
ジョウ,チョウlocation, place
わたくし, わたしprivate, me
ソウおく.るescort, send
と.ぶ, と.ばす, -と.ばすfly, skip, scatter
ニュウ,ジュい.る, -い.る, -い.りenter, insert
かみpaper
シュ,ズて, て-, -てhand
ゲイむか.えるwelcome, meeet, greet
かれ, かの, か.のhe, that, the

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