# Te-Form (5) - Misc

## て以来 (NEW!)

て{以来|いらい} means "since". Not used for recent events.

> [!info] 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 (NEW!)

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

> [!info] 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 (NEW!)

Means "to go as far as", "to do excessive effort".

> [!info] 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 (NEW!)

て{当然|とうぜん}だ means that something is natural, expected.

> [!info] 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 (NEW!)

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.

> [!info] 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 (NEW!)

Same structure as [[TeF (5) - Misc#ては・では (NEW!)]], 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.

> [!info] 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.