ЯПОНСКИЙ / КУРС
| Grammar I - 07.03 |
| て forms for joining sentences | Also : FG87-2 |
| Just like using the て-form to join verbs, it can also be used to combine adjectives and nouns. | |
| The て-form of an い-adjective is formed by substituting くて - kute for the final い - i. | |
| The て-form of a な-adjective and a noun+です is formed by adding で - de to the base or the noun. | |
| 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. |