Adept Adverbs ⑤: 直ちに VS すぐに・早速: “Immediately”
adept #94
~ 5 Minutes
Introduction
This lesson is all about doing things "immediately" or "right away", so let's get into things... right away!
直ちに: At once, your majesty!
直ちに is a formal adverb that is used to say that something will be done "immediately", "as soon as possible", or "right away". You'll find it written in both its kana and kanji forms, so be ready for either!
First, we'll go through several examples of ただちに in context, and then we'll compare it to some of its adverb cousins.
1.1
直ちに手術が必要です。
Due to 直ちに's formal tone, you can imagine this sentence in a medical setting, perhaps a doctor speaking to their patients, or some similar situation.
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