A。さて B。(A. Sate B.): meaning and how to use it (JLPT N2 grammar)

At a glance

さて means "now then" or "well". It closes what came before and moves on to a new topic or the next step.

A。さて、B。

説明せつめいは以上いじょうです。さて、何なにか質問しつもんはありますか。 That concludes the explanation. Now then, are there any questions?

さて is a connector. It does not conjugate. It usually starts a new sentence and is followed by a comma.

Where it goes	Example	Register
Start of a sentence, after sentence A ends	仕事しごとが終おわりました。さて、帰かえりましょう。	Polite speech
Start of the next part of a class, meeting or speech	さて、次つぎの問題もんだいに進すすみましょう。	Formal or polite
Start of a sentence when talking to yourself	さて、始はじめるか。	Casual