GRAMMAR
〜次第です
therefore
that is why
Explanation
NOTE
〜次第です means that is why — it explains the reason or background behind a situation.
急に用事ができて、欠席した次第です。
Something urgent came up, and that is why I was absent.
NOTE
It is formal and used in business or written explanations to politely justify a result.
事情を説明するために、お電話した次第です。
That is why I called you, to explain the circumstances.
次第です summarizes the reasoning that led to the action just mentioned.
NOTE
Attach 次第です to a verb in plain form. The verb states the result being explained.
STRUCTURE
V普
次第です道に迷って、遅刻してしまった次第です。
Michi ni mayotte, chikoku shite shimatta shidai desu.
I got lost, and that is why I ended up being late.
皆さんに感謝を伝えたく、手紙を書いた次第です。
Minasan ni kansha o tsutaetaku, tegami o kaita shidai desu.
I wanted to thank everyone, and that is why I wrote this letter.
新しい担当者として、ご挨拶に伺った次第です。
Atarashii tantousha to shite, goaisatsu ni ukagatta shidai desu.
I am the new person in charge, and that is why I came to greet you.
Practice exercises
1
体調を崩して、会議を欠席した次第です。
I fell ill, and that is why I missed the meeting.
Answer
次第です
2
事情を知って、すぐに連絡した次第です。
I learned of the situation, and that is why I contacted you right away.
Answer
次第です
3
皆さまにお礼を言いたく、ここに参った次第です。
I wanted to thank everyone, and that is why I came here.
Answer
次第です
4
課題が多いだの、時間がないだの。参加は無理だと判断した次第です。
Too many assignments, no time, and so on. That is why I judged that participation was impossible.
Answer
次第です
5
成功したと思いきや、実は大失敗でした。こういう次第です。
I thought we had succeeded, but it was actually a huge failure. That is how things turned out.
Answer
次第です
6
天気といい、時間といい、最悪の条件です。こういう次第です。
The weather, the time, the conditions are the worst. That is how things stand.
Answer
次第です
7
予算不足のため、計画は中止です。そういう次第です。
Due to a budget shortage, the plan has been cancelled. That is how it came to be.
Answer
次第です
8
事態の経緯は上記の通りです。かような次第です。
The course of events is as described above. That is how the matter stands.
Answer
次第です