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N4 Lesson 6: 10/16

～て (Means and Manner)By, With, On, By means of, ~ing with

Structure

Verb［て］+ Phrase
Noun + で + Phrase

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About Verb[て]・Noun[で] + B

The conjunction particle て, or the case marking particle で are often used to highlight when something is being 'used'. The thing being used does not necessarily need to indicate a tool, but can also indicate a circumstance/situation. In these cases, '(A) で (B)' translates as 'with/by means of (A), (B)'.

Fun Fact

With て (and で), the nuance is quite often that '(A) allowed/led to (B)'. This may be a simple sequence of events, or may be through the direct use of a tool/situation. The nuance that is being highlighted will always depend on the (B) phrase. Due to this, it is important to always read the (B) clause, before deciding what the speaker is trying to convey.

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Examples

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    フライパンを使(つか)って、料理(りょうり)をします。

    I am making a meal with a frying pan.

    歩(ある)いて帰(かえ)るつもりだよ。

    I plan to come home on (by) foot.

    けいまくんは自転車(じてんしゃ)に乗(の)って学校(がっこう)に行(い)っています。

    Keima goes to school by (riding a) bike.

    総理大臣(そうりだいじん)は新幹線(しんかんせん)を利用(りよう)して東京(とうきょう)に戻(もど)りました。

    The prime minister returned to Tokyo by (using the) shinkansen.

    彼(かれ)はあの船(ふね)に乗(の)ってアメリカに来(き)た。

    He came to the USA on that/by riding that ship.

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