Grow with Kitty

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    〜たて (~tate) — freshly

    Freshly baked bread, a brand-new friend — the label of freshness.

    Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)

    Verb Vます [ます] + たて
    Verb Vます [ます] + たての + N

    Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)

    When to use it

    You see it every day on shop and restaurant signs.

    Meaning

    Adding 「〜たて」to a verb's ます-stem means "just done, fresh": 「焼きたてのパン」= freshly baked bread, 「できたて」= just made, 「入りたて」= just joined (a new employee).

    How to attach

    Before a noun 「〜たての N」, at the end 「〜たてだ」.

    Versus what you know

    N4It resembles 「〜たばかり」(just did), but たて stresses the freshness of the thing and works only with a limited set of verbs (焼く, 作る, できる, とる, 生まれる).

    Examples (उदाहरणहरू)

    焼きたてのパンは最高だ。

    やきたてのパンはさいこうだ。

    Freshly baked bread is the best.

    How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 焼きます → drop ます: 焼き → たて → の before the noun → 焼きたてのパン.

    このコーヒーは、いれたてです。

    This coffee is freshly made.

    How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) いれます → いれ → たて → たてです at the end.

    彼は入りたての新人だ。

    かれははいりたてのしんじんだ。

    He's a new hire who's just joined.

    How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 入ります → 入り → たて → 入りたての新人.

    Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)

    Question: 1/3

    「とり_の野菜」— "freshly picked"?

    💡 Hint: Freshness.

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