JLPT N2 Grammar (shidai ni)

Meaning

gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order

shidai ni 次第に しだいに jlpt n2 grammar meaning 文法 例文 japanese flashcards

Learn Japanese grammar: 【しだいに】(shidai ni). Meaning: gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order.

A popular expression is 手当たり次第 【てあたりしだい】meaning: using anything one can lay one’s hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately.


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Example #1

かぜはしだいにおさまった。
kaze wa shidai ni osamatta.
The wind gradually died down.
Example #2

それはしだいにきえた。
sore wa shidai ni kieta.
That gradually disappeared.
Example #3

かれらはしだいになかよくなっていった。
karera wa shidai ni naka yoku natte itta.
They gradually became closer.
Example #4

けさはあめでしたが、ごごからしだいにてんきはかいふくしてきました。
kesa wa ame deshita ga, gogo kara shidai ni tenki wa kaifuku shite kimashita.
It rained this mornin, but the weather gradually got better from the afternoon.
Example #5

れんしゅうをつづければ、しだいにけっかがでるようになりますよ。
renshuu o tsuzukereba, shidai ni kekka ga deru you ni narimasu yo.
If you keep practicing, you will gradually be able to get results.
Example #6

せんそうによってそのくにはしげんをしだいにうしなった。
sensou ni yotte sono kuni wa shigen o shidai ni ushinatta.
The war gradually drained the country of its resources.
Example #7

かのじょはしだいにこのいなかのせいかつになれてきている。
kanojo wa shidai ni kono inaka no seikatsu ni narete kiteiru.
She is gradually getting used to this countryside life.
Example #8

てあたりしだいにほんをよんだ。
teatari shidai ni hon o yonda.
I read whatever I could get my hands on.

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