what あびて means?


Can someone tell me what "あびて" means? i'm trying to read japanese novel
"ムーミン谷の冬" and there is sentence "でも, 月の光を **あびて** , 雪がきれいな青い色に光っていました." I
think i understand everything else but not "あびて". Thank you for the answer!




> 月の光をあびて, 雪がきれいな青い色に光っていました。

This あびて is the te-form of the verb 浴びる, meaning "to bathe in" etc. I don't
know how familiar you are with the te-form, but it can have many different
functions. In this case it adverbially modifies the verb 光る. I would translate
this sentence as:

> Being bathed in moonlight, the snow glittered with a pretty blue colour.




> 月の光をあびて, 雪がきれいな青い色に光っていました。

This あびて is the te-form of the verb 浴びる, meaning "to bathe in" etc. I don't
know how familiar you are with the te-form, but it can have many different
functions. In this case it adverbially modifies the verb 光る. I would translate
this sentence as:

> Being bathed in moonlight, the snow glittered with a pretty blue colour.

