～たて
Something has just been freshly completed
You’ll be able to describe food, objects, or results that are fresh from a recent action.
焼きたてのパンは、とてもいい匂いがします。
yakitate no pan wa, totemo ii nioi ga shimasu.
What do you think this sentence means?
Freshly baked bread smells wonderful.
Freshly finished or made
～たて means that something has just been made, cooked, printed, or otherwise completed. It is mainly used with things that can feel fresh or newly finished, especially food.
洗いたてのシャツは気持ちがいいです。
araitate no shatsu wa kimochi ga ii desu.
A freshly washed shirt feels nice.
この卵は産みたてです。
kono tamago wa umitate desu.
These eggs were just laid.
Add it to a verb stem
Attach ～たて to the ます-stem of a verb. It normally modifies a noun: 焼きたてのパン. Unlike ～たばかり, it is not used broadly for a person’s recently completed action.
できたての料理をどうぞ。
dekitate no ryouri o douzo.
Please have this freshly made dish.
～たて vs ～たばかり
Both say something happened just now. ～たて describes a thing as fresh from that action; ～たばかり reports that the action has only just happened, and also works for people’s actions: 来たばかりです.
～たて, fresh from
このパンは焼きたてです。
kono pan wa yakitate desu.
This bread is fresh from the oven.
Describes the bread’s freshness as a quality of the thing.
～たばかり, just (did)
このパンは焼いたばかりです。
kono pan wa yaita bakari desu.
This bread has just been baked.
Reports that the baking happened a moment ago.
炊きたてのご飯に、のりをのせて食べるのが好きです。
takitate no gohan ni, nori o nosete taberu no ga suki desu.
I like eating freshly cooked rice with seaweed on top.
取れたての野菜を、農家の人から直接買いました。
toretate no yasai o, nouka no hito kara chokusetsu kaimashita.
I bought freshly picked vegetables directly from the farmer.
ペンキ塗りたてです。触らないでください。
penki nuritate desu. sawaranaide kudasai.
Wet paint. Please do not touch.
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