ては
(Te ha)
Indicates a repeated action or a condition that leads to a certain result.
Connection rules
- ＋Verb (て-form) + は
Examples
1.
雨が降っては止むという天気が続いている。
Ame ga fu te ha yamu toiu tenki ga tsuzui te iru.
The weather is repeating a cycle of raining and stopping.
「Unsetted rainy weather」
2.
書いては消しを繰り返して手紙を仕上げた。
Kai te ha keshi wo kurikaeshi te tegami wo shiage ta.
I finished the letter by repeatedly writing and erasing.
「Writing a difficult letter」
Practice
I've been repeating the process of writing and erasing the essay many times.
作文を何度も___ている。
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