Japanese Conversation · Level 41
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Japanese word
にて
Pronunciation
Romajinite
Meaning
- particleat
Example
図書館にて本を読みます。to sho kan ni te hon o yo mi ma su
I read a book at the library.
More examples
説明会は第一会議室にて行います。setsu mei kai wa dai ichi kai gi shitsu ni te okona i ma su
The information session will be held in Conference Room One.
Core concept
Connects an action with its place, time, or means in a style more formal than the everyday expression used in conversation.
Common phrases
メールにてmē ru ni te
by email
窓口にてmado guchi ni te
at the counter
会場にてkai jō ni te
at the venue
Similar words
でde: Connects an action with its place, time, or means in ordinary speech and writing.
Definition in Japanese
場所や時、方法などを表し、案内や文章で用いられる改まった「に」に当たる助詞。ba sho ya toki hō hō na do o arawa shi an nai ya bun shō de mochi i ra re ru arata ma tta ni ni a ta ru jo shi
Word origin
The form にて (nite) consists of the case particle に (ni, "at/in") and the connective particle て (te), and functions as a formal or literary form of に.
Usage tips
- Formal notices sometimes use これにて終了 (kore nite shūryō) to state that an event or announcement ends at that point.
Other meanings
- inparticle