文法の説明

N5 レッスン 5: 9/12

~て (Conjunction)And, Then (Linking events)

ている is often shortened to てる. This applies to all tenses, including てる, てて, てた, and even てます

使い方・接続

Examples:
[る1]Verb() +

[る5]Verb(すわ) + って
[う]Verb(うた) + って
[つ]Verb() + って

[く]Verb(ある) + いて
[ぐ]Verb(およ) + いで

[ぬ]Verb() + んで
[ぶ]Verb() + んで
[む]Verb(やす) + んで

[す]Verb(はな) + して

Exceptions:
()く → ()って
するして
くるきて
()う → ()うて
()う → ()うて

詳細

  • 品詞

    動詞

  • 単語の種類

    接続助詞

  • 使用域

    一般

「Verb + て」の情報

In Japanese, is a very important conjunction particle that can be used with many different structures. When it is partnered with a verb, it has special conjugation rules, depending on whether it is being added to a る-Verb or a う-Verb. In the case of う-Verbs, it also depends on what the preceding kana is.

The most common translation in any situation is just 'and' or 'then', due to (B) being highlighted as something that happens/happened after (A).

In these examples, we can see that basically means '(A) (B)' = '(A) happened, then (B)'. However, this is only when it is linked to another verb.

Sometimes the form appears as . This is a change that happened throughout the course of history, in order to make sentences flow more smoothly. Despite this, there is no difference in meaning between and as a vocal change.

The easiest way to identify whether to use or is by looking at the preceding kana. If the plain (dictionary) form of the verb finishes in ぐ, ぬ, ぶ, or む, then will be used. る-Verbs never use .

Caution

There are several irregular verbs when it comes to form conjugation. Let's look at an example of each one.

Apart from these 5 verbs, the rules for form conjugation are 100% consistent.

例文

--:--

    ())→ ()べて

    To eat → To eat and then.

    (あら))→ (あら)って

    To wash → To wash and then.

    (かえ))→ (かえ)して

    To return (an object) → To return (an object) and then.

    (ある))→ (ある)いて

    To walk → To walk and then.

    (およ))→ (およ)いで

    To swim → To swim and then.

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  • Jake

    Jake

    Present Tense

    Structure

    • [る-Verbs] →
    • [う-Verbs: す] → して
    • [う-Verbs: く] → いて
    • [う-Verbs: ぐ]→
    • [う-Verbs: う・つ・る] → って
    • [う-Verbs: む・ぬ・ぶ] →
    • Irregular Verbs [する] → して

    いく→いって, する→して

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  • barclayaz

    barclayaz

    How does the structure table fit with the example for “いく→いって” which is correct, yet if I follow the table: [う-Verbs: く]-> いて seems like I would end up with “いく→いて”
    Maybe I am misunderstanding this structure table somehow… or this is an exception?
    Thanks!

  • barclayaz

    barclayaz

    Never mind… I think I understand that the “Warning” symbol is telling me that these are exceptions. I like this warning symbol (in the Grammar Discussion) better than the finger pointing on the main review page. It is more clear to me that these are exceptions… something I did not realize before. User error!

  • seanblue

    seanblue

    I agree that the warning sign is better that the finger.


    Also, I don’t see why the で would be orange instead of yellow since it’s part of the primary construction of the grammar.

  • mrnoone

    mrnoone

    @seanblue @barclayaz
    I have changed the structure to be more understandable (including suggestion).

  • backto2122

    backto2122

    It doesn’t seem to say what the actual use of the て form is.

  • seanblue

    seanblue

    て form has a lot of usages.

  • mrnoone

    mrnoone

    Hey

    Basically, a verb in て form + Phrase means: “verb and Phrase”. In other words, it connects sentences.
    AてB can be also used to state reason/cause A for the B. But it is MUCH weaker than から or ので.

    Like @seanblue says, て form has many uses and this lesson was more about conjugation than the uses.
    I will try to add another lesson with example sentences and more explanations.

  • backto2122

    backto2122

    ah okay,
    thanks for the answer

  • Anthropos888

    Anthropos888

    In a sentence like this:
    撮影は3か月かけて行われました。

    How to exactly describe the function of the て form? Does it mean “The photo shooting took 3 months and has been carried out”? Or “…took 3 months to be finished”?
    How to translate 行う here?
    And would the sentence also be correct using the intransitive かかる instead of the transitive かける?

  • mrnoone

    mrnoone

    Hey, you can use both:
    撮影は3か月かけて行われました。

    撮影は3か月かかって行われました。

    They will differ a bit in nuance, the former would mean that you planned it to take 3 months. The later would mean that you didn’t expect it to take that much time, sort of negative nuance.

    It took three months to finish the movie.

  • Anthropos888

    Anthropos888

    Thanks for the explanation!

    So the て form has a function like “in order to” rather than “and” in that sentence?

    Another example:
    彼は日本を代表して会議に出た。

    How to translate the て form here?

    1. He represented Japan and attended the conference
    2. He attended the conference and represented Japan
    3. He represented Japan at a conference
    4. In order to represent Japan he attended the conference

    I don’t really get the sequence/order of things connected with て

  • seanblue

    seanblue

    If it’s the “and” meaning it has to be in order. So I don’t think sentence #2 is valid. Sentence #1 would be correct in that case.

    But sometimes て form can translate like an adverb. I’d probably translate the sentence to “he attended the conference as a representative from Japan”.

  • Anthropos888

    Anthropos888

    Thanks, the adverbial function makes indeed sense in this sentence/translation.

  • Jul3

    Jul3

    Is it me or does Bunpro not explicitly teach the negative form of て, ie. なくて?
    It just forms parts of other grammar points, and also, reviews for other items use it and assume I know it, eg/

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  • mrnoone

    mrnoone

    You are actually right!

    I have added it to the to do list right now!

    Thank you!

  • cdr

    cdr

    I dont understand the first two lines of the ‘meaning’ page:

    V(る1) → 見 → 見

    V(る5) → 座 →座 って

    What do the “1” and the “5” mean?

  • Anthropos888

    Anthropos888

    There’s a link to the structure legend below the structure:

    https://bunpro.jp/structure_legend

    There you can find all explanations with examples for the abbreviations.

  • cromachina

    cromachina

    There is a lot of information in this review point (13 associations, more associations than there are levels). Shouldn’t this really be 13 different grammar points? The problem I encounter is getting a review for one association (say V(る1) → 見 → 見 ), and then the next review is for a totally different association (say する→して), and then quite often failing it. I see that by doing this, eventually all of the associations I don’t know will be added to ghost reviews, however they don’t get trained through all of the SRS levels individually, weakening the retention of the info (also making it a frustrating experience).

  • seanblue

    seanblue

    Honestly, I think conjugations are best learned outside of Bunpro. I think Kitsun has a nice deck on conjugations.

    https://kitsun.io/store/detail/5cb36c68eb68123c400f0168

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