whenever/every time something happens
Structure
- Verb[る] + につけ / につけて
硬
Rarely used in modern times・mostly in literature
文学的・古い
[AにつけB, means that whenever you do A, you start to think/recall/become B]
It says this structure may appear with either verbs or nouns in their dictionary forms, but then you give an example sentence where it appears with an い-adjective.
妻は妊娠中なので悲しいにつけ嬉しいにつけ、すぐに泣きだします。
It’s not specifically mentioned, but this is a third usage pattern with two contrasting words, meaning something like “whether A or B, either way…”. This one works with adjectives too.
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Okay, thank you. I was just pointing it out to suggest adjectives should be added to the “structure” section.