notes

• 「次第」 is a noun made up of 「次」 (meaning “next”) and 「第」 (meaning ordinal or number in a sequence)
• 「次第」 generally attaches to another noun
  • ex: 「分かり次第お電話します。」 means “As soon as (it) becomes known, (I) will call.”
  • ex: 「食事の用意が出来次第食べる。」 means “The next thing after food preparation is done, eat.”
• ex: 「値段は品次第で違う。」 means “Price differs following goods.”
• to do something 「次第に」 means to do something as a sequence of steps
  • 「次第に」 is only an adverb when it is not modifying a noun

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