Japanese from zero · N3 Lesson 23
Each time, all at once
〜を 通じて / 〜を 通して ・ 〜際に ・ 〜上で ・ 〜ごとに ・ 一度に
In this lesson, you will learn to say 'through' and 'all year round' with 〜を 通じて and 〜を 通して, to read notices that say 'when' with 〜際に, to say you did one thing carefully before another with 〜上で, to say 'each' and 'every' with 〜ごとに, and to say 'all at once' with 一度に. On the first morning of the 学園祭, Lisa and Matsumoto hand out the newspaper club's special issue.
By the end you will be able to say
三百部を 一度に 印刷した。We printed 300 copies all at once.
ブースごとに 新聞を 配ろう。Let's hand out the paper booth by booth.
ご来場の 際に、受付で 新聞を お受け取りください。When you visit, please pick up a paper at the front desk.
何度も 読んで、直した 上で 印刷した。We printed it after reading it many times and fixing it.
新聞を 通して、町の 人に カフェを 知って もらいたい。Through the paper, I want the people in town to get to know the café.
The grammar in this lesson
- Through, all year round: 〜を 通じて / 〜を 通して — Noun + を 通じて (or を 通して) means 'through' a means or a person, or 'throughout' a stretch of time.
- When (on notices): 〜際に — Noun + の 際に, or a verb + 際に, is the formal way to say 'when' on notices and in announcements.
- After doing it properly: 〜た 上で — た form + 上で (or noun + の 上で) says you do one thing first and then the next on that basis.
- Each, every: 〜ごとに — Noun + ごとに means 'each one separately' (ブースごとに) or 'at every interval' (一時間ごとに).
- All at once: 一度に — 一度に means 'at one time, all at once'; 一度 alone means 'once'.