Te-Form (5) - Misc

て以来

て以来いらい means “since”. Not used for recent events.

Example

日本にほんに引ひっ越こきして以来、帰国きこくしていませんでした。 Ever since I moved to Japan, I haven’t been back to my own country.

てこそ

Means “since”, “only if”, “unless”, “until”. Emphasizes on the relationship between the two parts of the sentence.

Example

先生せんせいになってこそ、観点かんてんが変かわる。 Only by becoming a teacher, your perspective changes.

てまで

Means “to go as far as”, “to do excessive effort”.

Example

カードゲームが好すきですけど、全部ぜんぶの給料きゅうりょうを費ついやしてまでと思おもわない。 I like card games, but I don’t want to spend my entire salary on them.

て当然だ

て当然とうぜんだ means that something is natural, expected.

Example

私が作つくったから、完璧かんぺきで当然だ！ I made it, so obviously it’s perfect!

ては・では

It is used as a condition: “if”, “when”, “whenever”. Generally expresses a negative outcome. は can be changed to ちゃ with verbs, and じゃ with な-adjectives and nouns.

Example

授業じゅぎょうに来こなくては卒業そつぎょうできない。 If you don’t come to class, you will not be able to graduate.

ては~ては

Same structure as ては・では, this time only used with verbs. Means the repetition of an action or a phenomenon. The verbs can be in the same order or not in the two part.

Example

働はたらいては寝ね、寝ねては働はたらくばかりの生活せいかつはずるいと思おもいます。 I think a life of only working and sleeping, sleeping and working is unfair.