The
て form of an
い-Adjective, or
で form of a noun (or
な-Adjective) is exactly the same as the
て form of a verb, in that it carries the meaning of ‘and’, and is used for linking.
Building on from the
adjective +て, noun + で grammar point, instead of linking adjectives,
adjective + て + (B) is used for linking an adjective to an entire phrase. With this construction, the phrase is simply added after
て (with
い-Adjectives), or
で (with nouns and
な-Adjectives), without any extra consideration for the phrase following it (this means that the (B) phrase will behave as if it was it’s own sentence).
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田中（たなか）さんの犬（いぬ）は太（ふと）くて人（ひと）と遊（あそ）ぶのが好（す）きです。
Tanaka-san’s dog is fat, and likes playing with people.
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マサミは綺麗（きれい）で水泳（すいえい）が趣味（しゅみ）です。
Masami is beautiful, and swimming is her hobby.
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トミーは漫画家（まんがか）でたまに学校（がっこう）で国語（こくご）を教（おし）えている。
Tommy is a cartoonist, and occasionally teaches the national language at school.
As with
adjective +て, noun + で, it should be noted that
て and
で are different structures here.
て is the same conjunction particle that is used with verbs (meaning that
い-Adjectives are similar to verbs), while
で is actually a form of
だ that is used for conjugation. It is the same
で as the one that is used in the formal version of
だ,
である. Which we will learn later.
Like other
て forms (
ている 1,
ている 2, and
ている 3), the
て (or
で) form of other words can have several possible meanings. These meanings are as follows.
Linking - Like ‘and’ in English.
Reasons - Like ‘with (A)’, or ‘because of (A)’ in English.
Manner - Like ‘to do (B) in an (A) way’ in English.
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このスマホは新（あたら）しくて速（はや）い。
This phone is new and fast. (Linking)
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このアイスクリームは甘（あま）くて美味（おい）しい。
This ice cream is delicious because it is sweet. (Reasons)
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声（こえ）を出（だ）して話（はな）してください。
Please project when you speak. (Manner)
As with all other conjugations of いい, remember that it will be よくて, and not いくて.