～たて

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立たて (often written in kana) attaches to a verb's stem form to describe said verb as "just done", "new", or "fresh".

E.g. 今いまなら唐揚からあげ、揚あげたてですよ！ "We've got freshly fried karaage (now)!"

Some verbs can't be "fresh", in which case, their ～たて compound indicates that the action/state is "new" instead.

E.g. あの人ひとはまだ入社にゅうしゃしたてなので、色々いろいろとフォローしてあげてくださいね。 "That person is still new so please help them out with stuff."

～たて can sometimes be used interchangeably with ～たばかり, but not with every verb. Usually, ～たて compounds have a tangible result (e.g. "freshly baked bread"; "freshly caught fish").

Summary

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  立たて forms compound verbs that mean "just done", "new", or "fresh"

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  Some verbs can't be "fresh", in which case, their ～たて compound indicates that the action/state is "new" instead

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  ～たて can sometimes be used interchangeably with ～たばかり, but not with every verb