GRAMMAR DETAIL

を経て

through · after undergoing

Indicates reaching a final result after passing through multiple stages or a period of time.

Examples

長い議論を経て、ようやく新しい方針が決まった。

After lengthy discussion, a new policy was finally decided.

何度もの試験を経て、新製品が完成した。

The new product was completed after undergoing repeated tests.

厳しい審査を経て、新薬が承認された。

The new drug was approved after a rigorous review process.

Structure: を経て follows a process or period and marks passing through it to reach the subsequent result; 経て is read へて.
Basic usage: 何度もの試験を経て、新製品が完成した。 says that the new product was completed after repeated tests.

Going through a process versus mere sequence
- 議論を経て方針が決まった presents discussion as a process leading to the policy decision. 議論の後で方針が決まった primarily states temporal order, with a different emphasis on the process link.
Forms of heru
- 経る is read へる, with te-form 経て and past 経た. 長い年月を経た modifies 建物, describing a building that has endured many years.