文法の説明

N4 レッスン 7: 5/18

～て (Non-Sequence)

Non-sequence, And, But (Contrast), Parallel action/state

使い方・接続

Verb［て］+ Phrase

詳細

  • 使用域

    Standard

  • 使用域

    一般

「Verb[て] + B」の情報

One of the common functions that the conjunction particle て has, is that it can contrast things that share some sort of relationship. This is similar to the contrastive use of は. In order to identify this nuance of て, we will need to think about whether the things being described are happening one after the other, or are simply describing '(A), and then (B)'. Let's look at some examples.
  • お姉(ねえ)ちゃんは毎晩(まいばん)勉強(べんきょう)をして弟(おとうと)は毎晩(まいばん)ゲームをしている。
    My older sister studies every night, and my younger brother plays games.
  • 妻(つま)は買(か)い物(もの)に行(い)って、私(わたし)はごみを捨(す)てに行(い)った。
    My wife went shopping, while I went to throw away the trash.
  • タケルはご飯(はん)を食(た)べてナオミはパンを食(た)べる。
    Takeru eats rice, and Naomi eats bread.
Due to this 'contrast' that is shown with て, sometimes it is translated as 'while (A), also (B)'. The primary difference between this nuance of て, and other 'while' or 'but' grammar points, is that (A) and (B) will always have equal weight/importance in a て sentence. Comparatively, structures like けど, のに, だが and similar points will usually imply that either (A) or (B) is more important in some way.
  • 朝(あさ)は雨(あめ)が降(ふ)って夕方(ゆうがた)は晴(は)れた。
    It rained this morning, and then it cleared up in the afternoon. (There is no particular emphasis on either event)
  • 朝(あさ)は雨(あめ)が降(ふ)ったけど夕方(ゆうがた)は晴(は)れた。
    It rained this morning, but then it cleared up in the afternoon. (There is emphasis on that it stopped raining)

例文

  • おばあさんはいつもラジオを聴(き)いておじいさんはいつもテレビを観(み)る。

    My grandma always listens to the radio, and my grandfather always watches tv.

    When parts of the sentence (clauses) that are connected with the て-form have different topics, it often implies that they are contrasted with one another. In those cases, when the contrast is strong, て can be also translated as 'but' and can be rephrased to が or けど, etc. instead.

  • 彼女(かのじょ)はピアノを弾(ひ)けてドラムも上手(じょうず)に叩(たた)ける。

    She can play the piano, and also she can play drums well.

  • 雨(あめ)が降(ふ)って雷(かみなり)が鳴(な)る。

    It rains and thunders.

  • うちの猫(ねこ)はちょっと太(ふと)っていて、小(ちい)さくてとーってもかわいいよ。

    Our cat is a bit plump and small, it's super cute!

    とーっても or とっても is a colloquial form of とても. Used to give a stronger emphasis on what you are describing.

  • 妹(いもうと)はカナダに行(い)って、弟(おとうと)はイギリスに行(い)った。

    My younger sister went to Canada, and my younger brother went to the United Kingdom.

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最近の返信 (合計3件)

  • Lamster

    Lamster

    No issue with the grammar point, but the hint for this example threw me off completely.

  • Pushindawood

    Pushindawood

    @Lamster Hey! The Japanese sentence uses 弾ける, the potential form of 弾く, “to play.” The “can” in the sentence is referring to the subject’s ability to play the piano and is indicated by the verb hint at the end of the sentence ("[弾ける]").

    It looks like you were trying to conjugate with the causative form (“made to play”), which would be 弾かせて and would not use the potential form and would not fit well within the context of the sentence.

    Let me know if I am misunderstanding your comment. Cheers!

  • Lamster

    Lamster

    Thanks, you’re right, I got is now! I was somehow under the impression that there are only plain forms of verbs in the hint parentheses, so I assumed that 引ける is the plain form of the verb.

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