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N1 Lesson 3: 4/17

を経（へ）て
via, through, after (experience at job/university/etc.), pass through

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Noun + を経て
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  • [を経て is used in formal language to express “to experience,” “pass (through),” or “via”]
  • [を経て generally follows an expression of time, place (that is traveled through), or experience (like a job or legal proceedings)]
  • [Often used in brief author introductions in books, short bios, and the like]
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ちとげとらくは、約（やく）１０年（ねん）の交際（こうさい）を経（へ）てやがて結婚（けっこん）した。
Chitoge and Raku finally married after going through about ten years of dating.
[を経て is often used with やがて、ようやく、ついに、 and the like]
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    • 略歴（りゃくれき）：「早稲田大学（わせだだいがく）理学部（りがくぶ）卒業後（そつぎょうご）Google勤務（きんむ）を経（へ）て202◯年（ねん）独立（どくりつ）。」
    Short bio: “Graduated from the department of science, Waseda University. After working at Google, he started his own business in 202X.”
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    • 新聞（しんぶん）：「今後（こんご）必要（ひつよう）な手続（てつづ）きを経（へ）て、鉱山（こうざん）買収（ばいしゅう）は完了（かんりょう）します。」
    Newspaper: “After going through all of the necessary procedures, the mine acquisition will be complete.”
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