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7課 付随行動 教科書 p.32〜35
Accompanying action — by the way…, both… and (parallel)
7課

〜かたがた

教科書 p.32
接続:名(動作性)+ かたがた
By the way… (do that too). One action but two purposes, the main purpose is the former.
注意 / Note:Very formal, used in letters and social greetings(お礼かたがた・お見舞いかたがた).
比較 / Compare:〜かたがた(very formal, correspondence/social)/〜がてら(casual, intimate)。Both have “one purpose, two purposes”.
よく出る形 / Common form:名(動作性)+かたがた。Frequent: お礼かたがた・ご報告かたがた・お見舞いかたがた.
お礼かたがた、ご挨拶に伺いました。
I came to say hello and thank you by the way.
散歩かたがた、郵便局に寄ってきた。
I went for a walk and stopped by the post office.
新年のご挨拶かたがた、日ごろのお礼を申し上げます。
As we welcome the new year, I would like to thank you for the past few days.

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