Learning objectives
- Lesson goals: Learn to use te-form to connect actions in sequence, list them, or express mild reasons.
- Form and connection: [Verb te-form]、[句子]。
- Nuance in real use: Te-form makes Japanese flow like water, connecting isolated droplets (verbs) into a continuous stream (story).
Form and connection
Core Explanation
Learn to use te-form to connect actions in sequence, list them, or express mild reasons.
Cultural Note
Practical examples
Common pitfalls
Build the base form before adding the pattern
Complete the required conjugation first. Do not keep polite and plain endings at the same time.
Match politeness to the situation
The examples are reliable starting points; relationships and context can still change the most natural wording.
Practice and answers
Show answer
[Verb te-form]、[句子]。Show answer
I get up, wash my face, and eat breakfast.Show answer
合格ごうかくできて、うれしいです。 ([Verb te-form]、[句子]。)Continue learning
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