Noun を機にして JLPT N1

Formation

Noun + を機にして

Explanation

The grammar pattern 'Noun を機にして' expresses the idea of using a certain event or situation as an opportunity to do something else. It is often used when some change or new step is taken as a result of a specific event.

Example sentences

• 引っ越しを機にして、家具を新しくしました。

  I took the opportunity of moving to get new furniture.

  Hikkoshi wo ki ni shite, kagu wo atarashiku shimashita.

• 卒業を機にして、新しい仕事を探し始めた。

  I started looking for a new job on the occasion of graduation.

  Sotsugyou wo ki ni shite, atarashii shigoto wo sagashi hajimeta.

• このプロジェクトの失敗を機にして、会社全体の仕事のやり方を見直すことにした。

  We decided to review the way the entire company works, taking this project's failure as an opportunity.

  Kono purojekuto no shippai wo ki ni shite, kaisha zentai no shigoto no yarikata wo minaosu koto ni shita.

• 結婚を機にして、私たちは新しい町へ引っ越しました。

  We moved to a new town on the occasion of our marriage.

  Kekkon wo ki ni shite, watashitachi wa atarashii machi e hikkoshimashita.