Grammar › N1 · 14 Set expressions and idioms

〜かたがた: while also; on the occasion of

N1 · 14 Set expressions and idioms

Says you do two things at once, with one being a polite reason for the visit.

Noun (action noun) + かたがた + movement: お礼かたがた伺う, 挨拶かたがた訪問する. Formal, business letters. The second verb is a movement or contact. Compare 〜がてら, which is less formal.

Examples

先日せんじつのお礼おれいかたがた、ご挨拶ごあいさつに伺うかがいます。

I will come by to greet you and, at the same time, to thank you for the other day.

ご報告ほうこくかたがた、一度いちどお邪魔じゃましたいと存ぞんじます。

I would like to visit you once, partly to give a report.

Study 〜かたがた in the course →