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Verb Course

Lesson 5: Te Form

In this lesson,I will teach you how to convert Japanese verbs to Te Form.


What does Te Form Mean?

Te form means “please xxx”,For example,べて means “Please eat”.

Note:
①〜て is not polite enough to use to your superiors (it’s okay to use it to your friends and subordinates), instead, you can use
〜ていただけますか to your superiors.
②There are other usages of Te Form,I will explain them in the grammar lessons.

Type-1 Verb

PatternHow to convert?
○う、○つ、○るchange う/つ/る to  って.

Examples:

う→って  
(Meaning: to meet)

つ→って 
  (Meaning: to beat)

やる→やって 
  (Meaning: to do)
○く, ○ぐchange く to いて, change ぐ to  いで.

Examples:

く→いて 
  (Meaning: to write)

ぐ→いで 
  (Meaning: to smell)
○ぬ、○ぶ、○むchange ぬ/ぶ/む to  んで.

Examples:

ぬ→んで 
  (Meaning: to die)

ぶ→んで 
  (Meaning: to call)

む→んで 
  (Meaning: to read)
xx-すchange す to  して.

Examples:

す→して 
  (Meaning: to press)

はなす→はなして  
(Meaning: to talk)

こわす→こわして  
(Meaning: to break)
行く(the only exception)く→って 
  (Meaning: to go)

Type-2 Verb & Type-3 Verb & Irregular Verb

Verb TypeHow to convert?
Type-2 VerbChange る to て.

Examples:

べる→べて 
  (Meaning: to eat)

りる→りて 
  (Meaning: to get down)

きる→きて 
  (Meaning: to wake up)
Type-3 VerbChange する to して.

Examples:

べんきょうする→べんきょうして   (Meaning: to learn)

結婚けっこんする→結婚けっこんして   (Meaning: to marry)

連絡れんらくする→連絡れんらくして   (Meaning: to come through)
Irregular Verbする → して 
  (Meaning: to do)

る → て 
  (Meaning: to come)

Negative Te Form:

If you want to convert Te Form to Negative Te Form, you can convert the verb to Negative Form, and add で in the end.

Examples:

って→会わないで

べて→食べないで

べんきょうして→勉強しないで

Polite Te Form:

If you want to convert Te Form to Polite Te Form, you can convert the verb to Polite Form, and change the す in the end to して.

Examples:
会います→会いまして
食べます→食べまして
勉強します→勉強しまして

Example Sentences:

ドアをけて。
Please open the door.

ひるべて。
Please have lunch.

すうがくべんきょうして。
Please learn math.

学校がっこうかないで。
Please don’t go to school.

ほんまないで。
Please don’t read books.

Below is a nice song to help you remember Te Form.


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