第5週 (2) – 炊きたて

Used to express completing or finishing an action entirely. It may be used with both intransitive and transitive verbs.

やっとレポートを書(か)き上(あ)げた。I finally finished writing the report.

ケーキが焼(や)き上(あ)がりましたよ。The cake has finished baking.

Used when something is used up completely and nothing remains.

Conversely, the negative form expresses that an action or quality remains unfinished or continues.

ご飯(はん)の量(りょう)が多(おお)くて、食(た)べ切(き)れないよ。There's too much rice; I can't finish it all.

長(なが)い小説(しょうせつ)を、2日(ふつか)間(かん)で読(よ)み切(き)った。I finished reading the long novel in two days.

疲(つか)れ切(き)ったようす。He looks completely exhausted.

Used when an action is still in progress, even if not continuously, and has not fully ended.

この本(ほん)はまだ読(よ)みかけだ。I am still partway through this book.

おふろに入(はい)りかけたときに電話(でんわ)が鳴(な)った。The phone rang just as I was about to take a bath.

VますたてのN

Vますたてだ

Do not use: たてる、読(よ)みたて、寝(ね)たて、食(た)べたて

Used when an action has just finished.

Often used with meanings such as fresh, newly made, or piping hot.

焼(や)きたてのパンはおいしい。Freshly baked bread is delicious.

あのスーパーは、とりたての新鮮(しんせん)な野菜(やさい)を売(う)っている。That supermarket sells freshly picked vegetables.