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Formation: N + を経て／を経; N + を経た + N

This pattern has two uses. It can mean passing through a place on the way somewhere ('via'), or reaching a result only after going through a process, stage or length of time. It is formal and written, and typical of news, official documents and biographies. Used about time, it often refers to a long period, as in 長い年月を経て. 〜を通して／を通じて expresses a means or channel, or covers a whole period ('throughout'), while 〜を経て stresses the stages passed before arriving somewhere. 〜末に also means 'after', but it highlights a long struggle that ends in a final outcome, while 〜を経て sounds neutral and procedural.

Variants: 〜を経、〜を経た

Examples

• この便はドバイを経てロンドンに向かう。
  This flight goes to London via Dubai.
• 三年間の交渉を経て、両国はようやく合意に達した。
  After three years of negotiations, the two countries finally reached an agreement.
• 厳しい審査を経た作品だけが展示される。
  Only works that have passed a strict review are put on display.

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