Grammar Info

N3 Lesson 9: 11/22

立(た)て

Freshly ~ed, Just ~ed

Structure

Verb［ます］+ たて
Verb［ます］+ たて + の + Noun

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About たて

たて, coming from the verb 立(た)てる 'to stand' is a suffix in Japanese that is often used after the conjunctive form of verbs. たて conveys that something has 'just been finished', or is 'freshly finished'.
As a suffix, たて transforms verbs into nouns. This means that they may be followed by a (B) phrase, or followed directly by the case marking particle の and a noun.
  • ここにあるのは全部(ぜんぶ)揚(あ)げたてですよ。
    Everything here is freshly fried.
  • 釣(つ)りたてだから新鮮(しんせん)だよ！
    It is just fished up, so it is fresh!
  • 私(わたし)は出来(でき)立(た)てのパンを食(た)べるのが大好(だいす)きです。
    I like to eat freshly baked bread.
  • 生(う)まれたての赤(あか)ちゃんっておさるさんみたいじゃない？
    Don't newborn babies look like monkeys?
Fun Fact
たて is a suffix that is used to convey the moment in time directly after something has been finished, rather than the fact that it 'is' finished. Due to this, たて is most frequently used with verbs that indicate some sense of time based importance, where (A) will degrade in quality over time after completion.
  • 取(と)り立(た)ての野菜(やさい)で作(つく)るサラダは美味(おい)しい。
    Making salad with freshly picked vegetables is delicious.
  • この靴(くつ)は濡(ぬ)れたてだから、乾(かわ)かすのに少(すこ)し時間(じかん)がかかると思(おも)う。
    These shoes got freshly wet, so it will take some time to dry.

Examples

  • 釣(つ)りたての魚(さかな)を食(た)べるのは最高(さいこう)！

    Eating freshly caught fish is the best!

  • このベンチはペンキ塗(ぬ)りたてのため、気(き)を付(つ)けてください。

    This bench has been freshly painted, so please be careful.

  • この魚(さかな)は焼(や)きたてです。

    This fish has been freshly cooked.

  • できたてのお菓子(かし)を食(た)べたのは初(はじ)めてだ。

    It's my first time eating freshly made sweets.

  • この農場(のうじょう)は毎日(まいにち)、産(う)みたての卵(たまご)を出荷(しゅっか)する。

    This farm is shipping freshly laid eggs every day.

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たて – Grammar Discussion

Most Recent Replies (3 in total)

  • fjdksleiwoqp

    fjdksleiwoqp

    About 3 years ago

    Saw this sample sentence for another point:

    やっぱりご飯は炊き上がったばかりのに限るね。

    Would it be natural to rephrase with 炊きたて?

    やっぱりご飯は炊きたてのに限るね。

  • Daru

    Daru

    About 1 year ago

    Nuance would be a tad different, 炊き上がった has the ‘made to completion’ nuance, so it feels more intentional as if you cooked it or as if it was cooked for you, whereas 炊きたて simply states that it’s freshly made as if you’ve had bought it at a store.

    But for practical matters, it seems a pretty natural replacement!

  • fjdksleiwoqp

    fjdksleiwoqp

    About 1 year ago

    Gotcha, thanks for the clarification on nuance! This is the kind of stuff I can’t learn anywhere else

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