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N1 Lesson 10: 33/33

を機(き)にOpportunity, Occasion

Structure

Verb + の + を機(き)に（して）
Noun + を機(き)に（して）

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About を機に

When used as a noun, 機(き) ‘opportunity’ indicates a time that is being used as suitable chance to do something. It is slightly formal and will usually be translated as ‘on the occasion of (A), (B)’. However, due to this grammar point being a construction of the adverbial particle を, 機(き), and the case-marking particle に, it is indicating that the speaker is actively making use of the opportunity of (A)’. Due to this, it can be understood as ‘taking advantage of (A), (B)’, or ‘taking advantage of the time of (A), (B)’ on many occasions.

を機(き)に will directly follow nouns marking (A), before going on to explain how that (A) was utilized as an opportunity.

を機(き)に tends to be used most frequently when (B) is an action that the speaker is choosing to take primarily with (A) as the enabling factor, or being a good excuse.

Examples

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    小説(しょうせつ)：「３ヶ月(さんかげつ)目(め)にやっと病気(びょうき)が完治(かんち)し、これを機(き)に、入院(にゅういん)後(ご)初(はじ)めて退院(たいいん)することができた。」

    Novel: 'In the third month, she was finally completely cured of her illness, and this opportunity allowed her to leave the hospital for the first time since hospitalization.'

    伝記(でんき)：「大学(だいがく)卒業(そつぎょう)を機(き)に大阪(おおさか)へ移(うつ)り、プログラミングの職(しょく)を得(え)ることができました。」

    Biography: 'On the opportunity of graduation, I moved to Osaka and was able to land a programming job.'

    演説(えんぜつ)：「今回(こんかい)の訪問(ほうもん)を機(き)に、より多(おお)くのアメリカ人(じん)が日本(にほん)で働(はたら)くことに興味(きょうみ)を持(も)つことを願(ねが)っています。」

    Speech: 'We hope that this visit will provide an opportunity for more Americans to be interested in working in Japan.'

    小説(しょうせつ)：「結婚(けっこん)を機(き)にたまひこは東京(とうきょう)を離(はな)れ、千葉(ちば)の町(まち)でゆずきとふたりの新(しん)生活(せいかつ)を始(はじめ)じめた。」

    Novel: 'On the opportunity of getting married, Tamahiko left Tokyo and started a new life with Yuzuki in the town of Chiba.'

    伝記(でんき)：「ひろしは５６歳(ごじゅうろくさい)の時(とき)故郷(こきょう)へ戻(もど)ったのを機(き)に、両親(りょうしん)の墓参(はかまい)りに行(い)った。」

    Biography: 'When Hiroshi returned to his hometown at the age of 56, he took the opportunity to visit his parent's graves.'

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