Vて — Forms the te-form used to link patterns | JLPT N5 grammar

Meaning

Forms the te-form used to link patterns.

Group 1, from the dictionary form: く→いて, ぐ→いで, む・ぶ・ぬ→んで, る・う・つ→って, す→して; exception 行く → 行って
Group 2: ます → て: 食べます → 食べて
Group 3: して, 来て (kite)

13 sentences

朝あさ起きおきて顔かおを洗いあらいます
I get up in the morning and wash my face.
ここに名前なまえを書いかいてください
Please write your name here.
この紙かみに名前なまえを書いてかいて、受付うけつけに出してだしてください
Write your name on this paper and hand it in at reception.
小さなちいさな荷物にもつを運んはこんで受付うけつけで名前なまえを書きかきます
I will carry the small luggage and write my name at reception.
青いあおい封筒ふうとうを選んえらんで手紙てがみを入れいれます
I will choose a blue envelope and put a letter inside.
古いふるい雑誌ざっしを捨てすてて部屋へやを掃除そうじします
I will throw away the old magazines and clean the room.
台所だいどころの窓まどを開けあけて料理りょうりを始めはじめます
I will open the kitchen window and start cooking.
旅行りょこうの写真しゃしんを見みて友達ともだちに電話でんわします
I will look at the travel photos and call my friend.

5 more examples

短いみじかい手紙てがみを書いかいて切手きってを貼りはります
I will write a short letter and put on a stamp.
友達ともだちの話はなしを聞いきいて自分じぶんの経験けいけんを話しはなします
I will listen to my friend's story and talk about my own experience.
駅えきの名前なまえを覚えおぼえて地図ちずを見みます
I will memorize the station name and look at the map.
家いえの鍵かぎを探しさがして家いえを出でます
I will look for the house key and leave the house.
晩ご飯ばんごはんの準備じゅんびをして家族かぞくを呼びよびます
I will prepare dinner and call the family.

The て form carries no tense or command by itself; what follows gives the meaning: 食べている (is eating), 食べてもいい (may eat), 食べてください (please eat).

Build it from the verb type, not by adding て: 話す → 話して, 泳ぐ → 泳いで, 待つ → 待って. The exception is 行く → 行って.

Pick the translation of each sentence. The wrong options translate similar patterns, so watch the grammar rather than the words.

Sentence 1: 短いみじかい手紙てがみを書いかいて切手きってを貼りはります I watched a film yesterday.I get up at seven every morning.I will write a short letter and put on a stamp.
Sentence 2: 駅えきの名前なまえを覚えおぼえて地図ちずを見みます I study Japanese at school.I ate breakfast.I will memorize the station name and look at the map.
Sentence 3: 晩ご飯ばんごはんの準備じゅんびをして家族かぞくを呼びよびます I will prepare dinner and call the family.I went to Kyoto last week.I will go to Kyoto tomorrow.

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