～ことで初めて in a sentence


> 複数の新聞を **読むことで初めて** 、立体的かつ冷静に分析が出来ることもある。

I'm not sure about how I should interpret it, is this で needed after こと
because of the ～て初めて grammar and because you can't add the て form on 読む ? It
would be something like :

> "There are times when only **after reading** multiple newspapers, you can
> analyze calmly in three dimensions"

Is this correct ?




This で is a method marker ("by ～", "by means of ～", "with ～"). As long as こと
is used, this で is also required.

  * 複数の新聞を読む read multiple newspapers
  * 複数の新聞を読む **こと** read **ing** multiple newspapers
  * 複数の新聞を読むこと **で** **by** reading multiple newspapers

Therefore ～ことで初めて～できる literally means "You can ～ firstly by ～ing." More
natural ways to translate it would be "You can ～ only after ～", "You can ～
only by ～" or "You cannot ～ until ～".

> 複数の新聞を読むことで初めて、立体的かつ冷静に分析が出来ることもある。  
>  There are times when you can analyze things sterically and soberly only
> after reading multiple newspapers.

This sentence can be rephrased without using こと.

> 複数の新聞を読んで初めて、立体的かつ冷静に分析が出来ることもある。

This で after 読ん is of course part of the te-form of 読む. Is this what you mean
by "the ～て初めて grammar?"




This で is a method marker ("by ～", "by means of ～", "with ～"). As long as こと
is used, this で is also required.

  * 複数の新聞を読む read multiple newspapers
  * 複数の新聞を読む **こと** read **ing** multiple newspapers
  * 複数の新聞を読むこと **で** **by** reading multiple newspapers

Therefore ～ことで初めて～できる literally means "You can ～ firstly by ～ing." More
natural ways to translate it would be "You can ～ only after ～", "You can ～
only by ～" or "You cannot ～ until ～".

> 複数の新聞を読むことで初めて、立体的かつ冷静に分析が出来ることもある。  
>  There are times when you can analyze things sterically and soberly only
> after reading multiple newspapers.

This sentence can be rephrased without using こと.

> 複数の新聞を読んで初めて、立体的かつ冷静に分析が出来ることもある。

This で after 読ん is of course part of the te-form of 読む. Is this what you mean
by "the ～て初めて grammar?"

