Rune Forge#13
N1Pattern 13
〜こととて
Formula:
普通形/N の
Examples & key points
慣れぬこととて、失礼をいたしました。
Narenu koto tote, shitsurei o itashimashita.
Being unaccustomed to it, I was discourteous.
こととて gives a reason humbly, in an archaic register — common in letters of apology
急なこととて、準備が整いません。
Kyū na koto tote, junbi ga totonoimasen.
It came up so suddenly that we are not ready.
The first term is usually your own shortfall, apologised for in advance
現代では手紙の中にしか残っていません。
Gendai de wa tegami no naka ni shika nokotte imasen.
Today it survives only in letters.
The source marks it ❄️ — reading it is enough
