This means something was just finished. It shows the thing is very new or fresh.
Verb [stem] + たてだPrimary
Verb [stem] + たての + Noun
This means something was just finished. It shows the thing is very new or fresh.
焼きたてのパンの香りは食欲をそそる。
The smell of freshly baked bread whets the appetite.
このご飯は炊きたてだから、とても美味しいですよ。
This rice is delicious because it's freshly cooked.
ペンキ塗りたてのベンチとは知らずに座ってしまい、服が汚れてしまった。
I sat on the bench without realizing it was freshly painted, and my clothes got dirty.
このお寿司は作りたてじゃないみたい。ご飯が少し硬い。
This sushi doesn't seem freshly made. The rice is a bit hard.
大学を卒業したての若者たちが、希望に満ちた顔で入社式に臨んでいた。
The young people, fresh out of university, attended the company entrance ceremony with faces full of hope.
This grammar shows something is very new. It is like saying "freshly baked" or "just made." It highlights that the action just finished. It makes the item special because it is so new.
These phrases all mean "just did something." "〜たてだ" means something is very new and fresh. Like bread just out of the oven. "〜たばかりだ" means you feel like it just happened. Even if it was a while ago. "〜たところだ" means it finished right now. It does not mean it is fresh.
Don't use this when the result is not something you can see or feel as "fresh." For example, you wouldn't say "freshly thought."
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