〜て初めて（てはじめて）

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てはじめて

Sino-Vietnamese

sơ

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V-て ＋ 初めて

Expresses that only after doing something does one realize something or something else happen for the first time. The latter clause usually describes a new awareness, feeling, or change. Not used with volition or commands in the latter clause.