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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.