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ちなみに、彼は独身です。

Grammar & Usage

fixed expression (adverbial conjunction + sentence)

neutral

How it works

This is a complete sentence. 「ちなみに」 is an adverbial conjunction meaning 'by the way' or 'incidentally', used to add supplementary information. 「彼は独身です」 is a simple declarative sentence: '彼' (he) is the topic marked by 'は', and '独身です' (is single) is the predicate, with 'です' being the polite copula.

Sample sentences

ちなみに、私は猫アレルギーです。

By the way, I'm allergic to cats.

昨日彼と会いました。ちなみに、彼は来月結婚するそうです。

I met him yesterday. By the way, I heard he's getting married next month.

このパソコンは古いですが、ちなみに、まだ動きます。

This computer is old, but incidentally, it still works.

Quick facts

usageContext:「ちなみに」 is commonly used to introduce an additional, often less central, piece of information that the speaker just remembered or deemed relevant to add.

politenessLevel:The use of 「です」 makes the sentence polite-form (desu/masu form).

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Mnemonic

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Example

ちなみに、私は猫アレルギーです。

By the way, I'm allergic to cats.

昨日彼と会いました。ちなみに、彼は来月結婚するそうです。

I met him yesterday. By the way, I heard he's getting married next month.