次第 (Shidai) is a Japanese suffix meaning “depending on, as soon as, immediately after, upon”.
Meanings
- suffixdepending onafter a noun
- suffixas soon as; immediately after; uponafter a noun or the -masu stem of a verb
- suffixas (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand")after the -masu stem of a verb
- nounorder; program; programme; precedence
- nouncircumstances; course of events; state of things
- nounreason
Examples
日にち次第よ。
It really depends on when.
結婚は運次第。
Marriage is a lottery.
日にち次第ですね。
It really depends on when.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).