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GRAMMAR
〜立て
freshly ~ed
Explanation
NOTE

〜立て means freshly done or just made — something was completed moments ago and is in a fresh, new state.

のパンはおいしい。
Freshly baked bread is delicious.
Attach 'tate' to the stem of a verb to describe something that has just finished being done.
NOTE

It comes from 立てる and implies immediacy. Examples: て (freshly baked), て (freshly cooked rice), て (just made).

STRUCTURE
Vます
立て
ご飯ごはんべた。
Takitate no gohan wo tabeta.
I ate freshly cooked rice.
製品せいひんためした。
Dekitate no seihin wo tameshita.
I tried out the just-completed product.
のコロッケはサクサクしている。
Agetate no korokke wa sakusaku shite iru.
Freshly fried croquettes are crispy.

Practice exercises

1
のクッキーをべてください。
Please eat the freshly baked cookies.
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2
のコーヒーをどうぞ。
Please have this freshly brewed coffee.
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3
のごはんあまかおりがする。
Freshly cooked rice has a sweet aroma.
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4
今、のコーヒーを飲みます。
I am drinking freshly-brewed coffee now.
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5
のコロッケはサクサクしている。
Freshly fried croquettes are crispy.
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6
出来でき製品せいひんためした。
I tried out the just-completed product.
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7
饅頭まんじゅう店頭てんとう販売はんばいしている。
They sell freshly steamed buns at the storefront.
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8
今、のコーヒーを飲みます。
I am drinking freshly-brewed coffee now.
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9
のパンはおいしい。
Freshly baked bread is delicious.
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