さて

さて · sate · JLPT N3 · conjunction

now

sate sounds like set: set the old topic aside. Now, the main point

Etymology: さ (so, like that) + て (and then), roughly so, and then. Speakers use it to close the small talk and move to what matters, like a host saying well, now then. It often comes just before the main point.

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