〜につけ（て）~ni tsuke(te)

How it works

1. 

   What feeling comes up each time you hear a dialect? This pattern emphasizes a feeling that keeps returning.

2. 

   「何かにつけて」 means doing something at every opportunity. It often describes a habit.

3. 

   It follows a verb in dictionary form, such as 「耳にする」, and means “every time this action happens.”

4. 

   You can omit 「て」 from 「につけて」 and use 「につけ」. The meaning stays the same.

5. 

   In the example, 「何か」 is read 「なんか」. Here, it means complaining whenever one thing or another comes up.

Example sentences

• 今いまimaのno若いわかいwakai人ひとhitoはわwa何なんnanかkaにniつけtsukeて、te、不満ふまんfuman

In a conversation

Check yourself

1. Level 1 · Recognise

   Which sentence is correct?

   A日本のお祭りに参加するにつけて、その伝統的な文化やマナーの素晴らしさに感動します。B日本のお祭りに参加するににつけて、その伝統的な文化やマナーの素晴らしさに感動します。C日本のお祭りに参加するについてて、その伝統的な文化やマナーの素晴らしさに感動します。D日本のお祭りに参加するにつけてき、その伝統的な文化やマナーの素晴らしさに感動します。

2. Level 1 · Recognise

   Listen and choose the meaning

   ABecause he tends to use casual expressions at every turn, I advised him to speak in a way that suits business settings.BBecause he tends to use casual expressions at every turn, he plans to learn how to speak appropriately in business settings.CBecause he sometimes uses casual expressions, I advised him to speak in a way that suits business settings.DBecause he tends to use casual expressions at every turn, he is very good at speaking appropriately in business settings.

3. Level 2 · Build

   Put the words in order

   Whenever I reflect on the way I speak, I realize how important word choice is.

   します。でもぶりを振り返る言葉遣いの大切自分の話しさを実感につけて、
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4. Level 3 · Use

   What goes in the blank?

   今の若い人は何か____、不満を口にします。

   Young people these days complain at every opportunity.

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More grammar in this theme

• 〜につけ（て）whenever; at every opportunity

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