〜がてら
N1gatera
while; on the way; taking the opportunity of
Formation
Verb-stem / Noun + がてら
Chinese meanings
顺便;借……之便
Chinese formation
动词ます形去ます/名词+がてら
Chinese usage
一次外出兼做另一件事。
Chinese notes
常用于散步、顺路去等移动行为。
Examples
- 散歩がてら、駅前の本屋に寄って新刊をのぞいてきた。While out for a walk, I stopped by the bookstore in front of the station to look at the new releases.散步时,我顺便去了车站前的书店看看新书。
- お客さんを駅まで送りがてら、郵便局で小包を出してきた。While seeing our guest off to the station, I also sent a parcel at the post office.送客人到车站时,我顺便去邮局寄了包裹。
Notes
One outing serves two purposes; the main clause is usually a movement (行く, 寄る, 歩く). Compare 〜かたがた (formal, greetings and visits) and 〜かたわら (two long-term activities).
#simultaneity#purpose
Related N1 grammar
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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('gatera');
{
"id": "gatera",
"pattern": "〜がてら",
"romaji": "gatera",
"level": "N1",
"meaning": "while; on the way; taking the opportunity of",
"formation": "Verb-stem / Noun + がてら",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "散歩がてら、駅前の本屋に寄って新刊をのぞいてきた。",
"furigana": "{散歩|さんぽ}がてら、{駅前|えきまえ}の{本屋|ほんや}に{寄|よ}って{新刊|しんかん}をのぞいてきた。",
"en": "While out for a walk, I stopped by the bookstore in front of the station to look at the new releases."
},
{
"ja": "お客さんを駅まで送りがてら、郵便局で小包を出してきた。",
"furigana": "お{客|きゃく}さんを{駅|えき}まで{送|おく}りがてら、{郵便|ゆうびん}{局|きょく}で{小包|こづつみ}を{出|だ}してきた。",
"en": "While seeing our guest off to the station, I also sent a parcel at the post office."
}
],
"tags": [
"simultaneity",
"purpose"
],
"notes": "One outing serves two purposes; the main clause is usually a movement (行く, 寄る, 歩く). Compare 〜かたがた (formal, greetings and visits) and 〜かたわら (two long-term activities).",
"zh": {
"source_hash": "0930b74e01ed9dc6698cda88a2780855d27087fc20c017f5d4517143337ae588",
"meanings": [
"顺便",
"借……之便"
],
"formation": "动词ます形去ます/名词+がてら",
"explanation": "一次外出兼做另一件事。",
"notes": "常用于散步、顺路去等移动行为。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "散歩がてら、駅前の本屋に寄って新刊をのぞいてきた。",
"zh": "散步时,我顺便去了车站前的书店看看新书。"
},
{
"ja": "お客さんを駅まで送りがてら、郵便局で小包を出してきた。",
"zh": "送客人到车站时,我顺便去邮局寄了包裹。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n1.json#gatera",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"review_hash": "3d6253e3b15371a00a95eec40ef86d397c699f28f64d54ec69fa2f8f58420b85",
"status": "reviewed",
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
}
}