~ さて...てみると
Until ... then, ... then...
JLPT
N1
Estrutura
✦さて + Vて + みると
Significado
✦ Expresses the idea that upon taking action based on some prediction, a certain result is obtained. Following this is the description of the result.
✦ Often used in cases where the result differs from the initial prediction, as in examples 1 and 2, rather than cases where the result matches the prediction, as in example 3. This is a somewhat formal and dignified way of speaking.
✦ Often used in cases where the result differs from the initial prediction, as in examples 1 and 2, rather than cases where the result matches the prediction, as in example 3. This is a somewhat formal and dignified way of speaking.
漢字
がおもしろそうだったので
日本語
を
勉強
することにしたのだが
、
さてはじめてみると
、
これがけっこうむずかしい
。
I decided to study Japanese because kanji seemed interesting, but when I tried it for the first time, I realized that it was quite difficult.
頂上
までいけば
水
ぐらいあるだろうと
、
むりをしてのぼっていった
。
ところが
、
さてついてみると
何
もないのである
。
I forced myself to climb up, thinking that if I got to the top, I would probably find some water. However, when I looked back, there was nothing there.
頂上
までいけば
水
ぐらいあるだろうと
、
むりをしてのぼっていった
。
さてついてみると
、
あった
、
あった
、
そこには
神社
もあり
水
もあった
。
I forced myself to climb up, thinking that if I got to the top, I would probably find some water. When I arrived there, there was a shrine and water.
