JLPT N1 grammar

〜を経てmeaning and usage

Meaning

After A

How to form it

  • nounを経て
  • nounを経たnoun

How it is used

Written: 'after going through A'. A can be a process or stage (a review, discussions), a place passed through, or a stretch of time (「十年を経て」). Unlike 「の末」, it does not imply a struggle.

Examples

  1. 入院を経てすっかり回復した彼女は、倒れる前以上に働いた。

    After being hospitalized and recovering, she worked even more than before she fell ill.

  2. この案は、三回の会議を経て、ようやく正式に決まった。

    The proposal was finally adopted after three meetings.

  3. この列車は、山あいの町をいくつも経て、海沿いの終点に着く。

    This train passes through several towns in the mountains before reaching its last stop on the coast.