ご報告かたがたご挨拶に伺いました。
- I came to greet you as well as to give my report.

ご報告かたがたご挨拶に伺いました。 meaning: I came to report and to greet you.

かたがた is a fixed expression indicating "at the same time as" or "along with." It suggests that two actions are performed simultaneously or with a single purpose. It is often used in formal situations such as business or formal correspondence. ⚫︎ Structure: Verb (ます-stem) + かたがた + [Purpose] ⚫︎ In this sentence: ご報告かたがたご挨拶 shows that the speaker's visit has two purposes: to report something and to greet someone. ⚫︎ Example: お見舞いかたがた近況報告に伺いました。 (I came to see how you are doing and to report on the current situation.)

This section analyzes two grammar points: the particle に and the verb 伺いました. ⚫︎ Particle に: * に marks the direction or destination. In this sentence, 挨拶に indicates the purpose of the visit – for greeting. ⚫︎ Verb Conjugation and Usage of 伺いました * 伺いました is the past tense of the humble verb 伺う (to visit; to inquire; to ask). It's a humble form, showing respect to the listener. * The plain form is 伺う, which conjugates as: * Present: 伺う * Past: 伺った * Present Negative: 伺わない * Past Negative: 伺わなかった * This sentence uses the past tense 伺いました because the action (visiting) has already been completed.

This section explains how nouns can function as adverbials. ⚫︎ ご報告 (report) and ご挨拶 (greeting) are both nominalized verbs that function as adverbials. They are the reasons for the speaker's action. ⚫︎ ご is a prefix that adds formality and politeness to the nouns. ⚫︎ The particle かたがた connects these nouns, indicating the dual purpose of the visit. ⚫︎ These can be used in other sentences as well: * 観光かたがた、京都へ行きました。 (I went to Kyoto for sightseeing and other purposes.)

The verb must be in its ます-stem form when using with かたがた. ⚫︎ To form the ます-stem, remove ます from the polite form of the verb. ⚫︎ Example: * 報告します (to report) -> 報告 (report/ます-stem) * ご挨拶します (to greet) -> ご挨拶 (greeting/ます-stem)