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Noun + を経て
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About を経て
を経て is a fairly formal grammar point used when highlighting a passage of time, or an event that took a certain amount of time. 経る itself is a る-Verb that means 'to elapse' or 'to pass' in terms of time. The difference between it and 過ぎる 'to pass time' is that 過ぎる focuses on having reached the end point, while 経る focuses on what was happening for the whole period leading up to that end point. Because of this, を経て can also be translated as 'having undergone (A)', due to the emphasis being on the preceding action.
を経て will directly follow nouns, and the rest of the sentence usually then goes on to describe the significance of that passage of time or experience, or what happened as a result.
As it is a formal structure, を経て is often seen in biographies, introductions, and similar media.
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ちとげとらくは、約10年の交際を経て結婚した。
Chitoge and Raku finally married after going through about ten years of dating. (through・via・experience)
略歴:「早稲田大学理学部卒業後Google勤務を経て202◯年独立。」
Short bio: 'Graduated from the department of science, Waseda University. After (having the experience of) working at Google, he started his own business in 202X.' (through・via)
新聞:「今後必要な手続きを経て、鉱山買収は完了します。」
Newspaper: 'After going through all of the necessary procedures, the mine acquisition will be complete.' (through・via・experience)
数世代を経てもなお争議が続いている。
Even after several generations, the dispute still continues. (through・via・experience)
ベルリンからローマを経てブエノスアイレスに向かいます。
From Berlin, via Rome, to Buenos Aires. (through)
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