noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
freshly painted; freshly plastered
Describes a surface that has just been painted, varnished, or plastered and is still wet or not yet set. Often used as a warning.
ベンチは塗りたてなので座らないでください。
The bench is freshly painted, so please don't sit on it.
壁が塗りたてで、まだ乾いていない。
The wall is freshly plastered and hasn't dried yet.
Compound of the continuative form of 塗る (nuru, 'to paint') and the suffix たて (tate, 'just done').