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JLPT N3 Intermediate

序で

「ついで」

Doing a secondary task while performing a main one; while at it

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ついでに adverbial form
Noun, Adverb (as ついでに)

"While you're at it" / "On the way"

Refers to the incidental opportunity to perform a secondary task while already engaged in a primary action.

Example

駅 に 行く ついでに 、 この 手紙 を 出して くれ ません か 。

Since you're going to the station, could you mail this letter for me on the way?

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序で (ついで)
ついで
Doing a secondary task while performing a main one; while at it
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この言葉を覚えましょう。

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