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How is the て form being used here? I was reading and a line was "聞かれてはまずい会話をしているのだから、向こうも気を利かせて黙ったのだろう。" How is the て in 聞かれて being used here? Thanks in advance.

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聞か + れ(受け身) + ては(条件。この条件であれば、悪い結果になる) です。 例:ここで見つかっては、すべてが水の泡だ。

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