かたがた
Meaning
Doing A and B at the same time; combining A with B. One action (usually going or visiting) serves both purposes: "as a way of A, and also B".
Conjugation
N(action noun)+かたがた+(B: movement/visit verb)
Examples
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先日のお礼かたがた、先生のお宅に伺いました。
散歩かたがた、駅前のパン屋へ買い物に行ってきます。
入院中の祖父のお見舞いかたがた、久しぶりに故郷へ帰った。
新年のご挨拶かたがた、取引先を訪問いたします。
お詫びかたがた、直接ご説明に伺いたいと存じます。
研究結果のご報告かたがた、恩師に会いに上京した。
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grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: 歩きかたがた買い物に行く
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: 散歩かたがた買い物に行く
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.why: かたがた attaches to nouns, not verb stems. Use an action noun such as 散歩 (or use 歩きながら / 歩きがてら).
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: 報告したかたがた、伺います
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: 報告かたがた、伺います
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.why: The noun before かたがた cannot be conjugated, either in tense or in negative form.
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: 音楽を聞きかたがた勉強する
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: 音楽を聞きながら勉強する
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.why: For two simultaneous actions by one person, use ながら. かたがた is for a courtesy purpose combined with a visit or trip, and is formal.
Key points
Formal and written style, common in letters, business and polite speech. It attaches only to action nouns such as 挨拶, お礼, お詫び, 報告, お見舞い and 散歩, never to verbs. B is usually a verb of going, coming or visiting, and A is a courtesy purpose or a secondary one. Compared with ながら (two simultaneous actions by the same person) and がてら (casual, 'while at it'), かたがた is stiffer and often used with polite phrases like 伺う.
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