さて

Japanese

Alternative spellings



扨て
扠て

Etymology

Compare さして (sashite, (not) to such an extent) and さして (sashite, conjunctive form of さす (sasu)). For the latter, note readings (sasu) of kanji and , also alternative spellings of this term.

Pronunciation

Adverb

さて • (sate

  1. in that way

Conjunction

さて • (sate

  1. by the way, on the other hand

Interjection

さて • (sate

  1. well then, well, now
    さてこれどうやって使(つか)んだ?
    Sate, kore wa dō yatte tsukau nda?
    Well then, how's this meant to be used?
  2. moving on (to the main topic)
    • [1]:
      さて(こん)(かい)は、(すこ)(とお)()して(おお)(だて)()まで()ってきました!
      sate konkai wa, sukoshi tōde shite Ōdate-shi made itte kimashita!
      Well then, this time we've taken a bit of a trip and ended up in Odate City!

Derived terms

  • さては (sate wa)