Japanese Grammar – I was recently hired, and I start tomorrow. 🇯🇵

わたし は さいきん（やとう）____、あした は あたらしい しごと を はじめます。

In Japanese, the verb “雇う” (やとう, yatou) means “to hire.” When you want to say that you were hired recently, you need to use the passive form of this verb. The passive form of "雇う" is “雇われる” (やとわれる, yato wareru).

To convey that something happened recently and in the past tense, you use "雇われる" in its past tense form "雇われた" (やとわれた, yato wareta). However, in this case, it is more appropriate to use the te-form (て-form), which is "雇われて" (やとわれて, yato warete), since it connects to the next action, which is "starting a new job tomorrow".

The te-form of a verb can have several functions, including linking sentences to show a sequence of events. In this sentence, "雇われて" is used to link the fact that you were hired to the fact that you start your new job the next day.

Here is the breakdown:
– わたし (watashi): I
– は (wa): topic marker
– さいきん (saikin): recently
– 雇う (やとう, yatou): to hire
– 雇われて (やとわれて, yato warete): being hired (te-form of the passive verb)
– あした (aa): tomorrow
– は (wa): topic marker
– あたらしい (atarashii): new
– しごと (shigoto): job
– を (wo/o): object marker
– はじめます (hajimemasu): will start/begin (polite form of the verb はじめる, hajimeru)

Putting it all together:
わたし は さいきん 雇われて、あした は あたらしい しごと を はじめます。
(watashi wa saikin yatowarete, aa wa atarashii shigoto o hajimemasu.)

So the correct fill-in for the blank is:
雇われて (やとわれて, yato warete)

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