Grammar Info
N1 Lesson 3: 4/17

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

Structure
Noun + 経て
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使用域 硬い
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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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