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The て form has many uses in Japanese. Among these uses are: |
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- making requests ("...please.")
- giving and asking for permission ("you may.../May I...")
- stating that something is forbidden ("you must not...")
- forming a sentence that describes two events or activities ("I did this
and did that.")
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Conjugating for the て form is fairly complex. There are separate rules for
る, irregular, and the various うverbs. A summary follows. |
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る verbs: |
| たべる → たべて |
to eat |
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う verbs come in several groups, based on the final syllable of their
dictionary
forms. |
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う verbs with final う、つ、and る |
| あう → あって |
to meet |
| まつ → まって |
to wait |
| とる → とって |
to take |
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う verbs with final む、ぶ、and ぬ |
| よむ → よんで |
to read |
| あそぶ → あそんで |
to play |
| しぬ → しんで |
to die |
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う verbs with final く |
| かく → かいて |
to write |
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one exception in this class is |
| いく → いって |
to go |
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う verbs with final ぐ |
| およぐ → およいで |
to swim |
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う verbs with final す |
| はなす → はなして |
to talk |
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irregular verbs |
| する → して |
to do |
| くる → きて |
to come |
