にて

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Japanese

Etymology

Supposed as case particle (ni) + conjunctive particle (te).[1][2]

An alternative analysis suggests that (ni) may be a conjugation of an ancient copular or stative verb (nu), which persists in modern Japanese as particle (ni) and auxiliary verb (nu) / (zu). This would make nite appear to be a regular conjunctive conjugation of the copula. Compare the て form of Japanese verbs.

Pronunciation

Particle

にて (nite

  1. formal version of (de), indicating location or instrumental

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN