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Just like using the て-form to join verbs, it can also be used to combine
adjectives and nouns. |
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The て-form of an い-adjective is formed by substituting
くて - kute for the final い - i. |
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The て-form of a な-adjective and a noun+です is formed by adding
で - de to the base
or the noun. |
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い adjective: |
| やすい→ やすくて |
cheap; easy |
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yasui - yasukute |
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irregular: |
| いい → よくて |
good |
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ii - yokute |
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な adjective: |
| げんき（な）→ げんきで |
robust, vivacious, healthy |
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genkina - genki de |
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noun + です： |
| にほんじん です → にほんじん で |
Japanese person (full form / short form in first sentence) |
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nihon-jin desu - nihon-jin de |
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| あの みせ
の たべもの は やすくて、おいしい です。 |
The food at that restaurant is inexpensive and delicious. |
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ano mise no tabemono wa yasukute, oishii desu. |
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あの ひと は いつも げんき で、おもしろい です。 |
That person is always energetic and fun to be with. |
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ano hito wa itsumo genki de, omoshiroi desu. |
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| やました せんせい は にほんじん
で、よんじゅっさい ぐらい です。 |
Prof. Yamashita is a Japanese and he is about forty years old. |
| yamashita sensei wa nihon-jin de, yonjussai
gurai desu. |
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