さて

Japanese

Alternative spellings
扨 扠 偖 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 さす (sasu) of kanji 扨 and 扠, also alternative spellings of this term.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) さて [sáꜜtè] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [sa̠te̞]

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、これはどうやって使(つか)うんだ？

   Sate, kore wa dō yatte tsukau nda?

   Well then, how's this meant to be used?

2. moving on (to the main topic)
   • [1]:

     さて今(こん)回(かい)は、少(すこ)し遠(とお)出(で)して大(おお)館(だて)市(し)まで行(い)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)