〜上で①

About

〜上うえで is a formal piece of grammar that links two actions and has two main usages: "upon doing X,... Y", or "while doing X,... Y".

〜上うえで can attach to casual past/present form verbs, or nouns using the の particle.

This entry concerns the "upon doing X,... Y" usage:

E.g. この説明書せつめいしょをよく読よんだ上うえで、ご利用りようください。 "Please use (this) upon having carefully read the instructions."

E.g. 家族かぞくと相談そうだんした上うえで返事へんじをします。 "I will reply upon conferring with my family."

E.g. 週末しゅうまつは混こむので、ご予約よやくの上うえ、お越こしください。 "The weekend will be crowded, so please make a reservation prior to visiting."

Notes:

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  The subject of both actions in a 〜上うえで sentence should be the same.

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  上うえで should not be used to link together two actions that have an obvious, or unchangeable order.

Summary

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  ～上うえで is formal

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  ～上うえで links two actions and indicates "upon doing X,... Y", or "while doing X,... Y"

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  Both actions in an 上うえで sentence should have the same subject