#te form

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て form song

There are so many て form songs on YouTube, but this is the one I learned in class a couple of years ago and I couldn't find the exact one. So I'm recording it for backup purposes in case my memory fails me.

うつる->って

ぶむぬ->んで

く->いて ぐ->いで

す->して

くる->きって

する->して

例外 (れいがい)→行って

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For る verbs like 食べる, all you do is replace る with て so no need to memorize.

I wonder how everyone else learned their て forms 🤔

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*This post contains affiliate links. Learn more here* And that sums up today's lesson! I tried to fit in as many uses of te form as possible. There are a few mo

We made over the whole website and posted a new lesson for you guys! Te form is one of the most useful grammar points you will learn in japanese, so don’t miss this one (✿╹◡╹)

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Grammar sheets

I also have a small folder for grammar sheets for those interested. I hope to be posting more often as I begin taking Japanese here at my university this coming semester!

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The て Form: A Guide

Hey kids.  I keep seeing people using the Genki way of conjugating to the て form and I just want to pose a different way that will make you conjugate correctly every time.  

So don’t get me wrong I love Genki.  It’s the bomb.com.  The drama is A1.  But I learned it a little differently  and I know not everyone has a 45 year old, bunny-owning おじいさん先生 to teach them how to conjugate.  When I was in high school, people actually had the most trouble with this because they were not paying attention in class and this is like the most important part of Japanese.  Like this form is like the Gateway to Intermediate Japanese.  After you learn the てform, A WHOLE lot will make so much more sense to you.  You can combine sentences, make commands, give permission, and even lead an active life of doing things RIGHT NOW.  It’s amazing!  

So without further ado, here is how I learned the て form.

Rules of Conjugation (as taught to me by 小川先生).  

1. ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS conjugate from the polite ます form.  It will make your life easier.

2.  Eat, sleep, breathe the て  song.

3.  The Stem is the bit that does not change in conjugation.  

SO. 

In Genki, they break up verbs into three categories: 

る verbs, う verbs, and irregular verbs

This isn’t wrong.  This is just a simpler way of stating the three types.  However.  It’s a little confusing because not all る verbs are る verbs.  In fact a lot of them are う verbs but sometimes you can’t tell unless you conjugate to the ます first or look up the verb on Denshi Jisho.

In Japanese the Verb types are referred to as いちだん、ごだん、and ふきそく.  This actually directly correlates with the Genki types.  But let me explain. 

いちだん

Always always always have a dictionary/plain form that ends in る

Their stem is usually longer than a single kanji.  It usually has like kanji and some hiragana strung along behind it in the stem.  In the ます form, you would never know that there is a る in the dictionary form.

例: 食べます(食べる)、教えます(教える)

ごだん

Usually end with something other than る but not always.

Their stem is usually a single kanji long.  Sometimes it has more but usually it’s a single kanji.  In the ます form, these have remnants of their dictionary form left behind.

例：飲みます（飲む）、焼きます（焼く）、乗ります（乗る）、登ります（登る）

ふきそく

These are irregular.  Genki taught you these and you should remember them.  If you don’t use Genki or are just learning this now the irregular verbs in Japanese are 

来る　（くる・きます）

する　（します）

Now knowing all of these verb types, conjugating will be a little easier.

In the case of the て form, conjugating is easy for　いちだん but more difficult for ごだん.  Just add て to the stem of いちばん verbs.  It’s easy.

例：食べて、教えて

Now here’s the て form song.  In order to conjugate ごだん verbs easily, you need to memorize this song.  It must be in your bones, flowing in your blood, singing through your spirit.  Know it, love it, live it.

To conjugate to the て form from a ごだん verb, start in the ます form.  Write your verb out in the polite form and sing the song. 

いちり　って

みにび　んで

き　　　いて

ぎ　　　いで

し　　　して

Now.  Chop the ます off the ます form and look at the last letter in the stem.

例：飲みます　➡　飲み

On the chart, み goes with んで so drop the み and replace it with んで.  

例：飲んで

For the others: 焼いて、乗って、登って

Wow!  すげ～！I know right?  This only gets messed up for 行く because 行いて is like too much so it conjugates to 行って instead. 

You can now use this song to conjugate to the た form (plain past/casual past) as well, making your life just that much easier.  

Now you’re ready to make commands, combine sentences, and do things actively.  Practice this a lot on every new verb you come across.  You can double check your conjugations on Denshi Jisho under the “Show Inflections” Link.  You can also use the ます form to conjugate to other forms but it’s best to make sure you thoroughly understand the て form first before branching out.  

I wrote this late at night instead of going to bed or cleaning so I’m sorry if there are typos.  But anyway.  I hope this helps if you’re having a hard time with the てform.  

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Learn how to ask permission in Japanese using て-form (te-form) plus 〜もいいですか (mo ii desu ka). This Japanese phrase is similar to the English expression “May I~?”

★　隣に座ってもいいですか。(Tonari ni suwatte mo ii desu ka?) – “May I sit next to you?”

http://www.punipunijapan.com/japanese-grammar-asking-permission/

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Omake 1

Since I occasionally run across funny sentences or interesting grammar points that are too early to put into a lesson, I’ve decided to include short ‘omake’ or extras!

I came across this sentence: ぼーっとしていて、昨日財布をどこかに落としてしまったんです。

which some of my American friends translated as (using Google): “I was drowning, and dropped my wallet somewhere yesterday.”

I was drowning, and dropped my wallet somewhere yesterday. (-_-;)・・・ 

It actually means: “I was being absent minded, and unfortunately dropped my wallet somewhere yesterday.” Which somehow still sounds like Dazai-san (￢_￢;)

How google comes up with ‘drowning’, I have no idea! ヽ(ˇヘˇ)ノ  

Anyway, rapid sentence breakdown:

ぼーっとする botto suru: to do nothing worthwhile; to abstractedly/dazedly/dreamily do something, aka to be absent minded ～ていた:  ~teita: was doing X ～て: te form: sentence/verb connector ぼーっとしていて: botto shiteite: was being absent minded 昨日: きのう:kinou:  yesterday 財布: さいふ:saifu:  wallet を: o particle: marks a direct object (the thing you do an action on) どこか: dokoka: somewhere に: ni particle: marks direction/location 落とす: おとす:otosu: to drop 落として: おとして:te form of otosu ~てしまう:  ~teshimau: ‘unfortunately does X/ X unfortunately happens’ ~てしまった: ~teshimatta: past tense: unfortunately did X ~んです:~ ndesu: ‘n’ added to plain forms, gives a bit of emotion or empathy, and followed by da or desu

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てform grammar with examples of each kind! I’m also currently working on another vocab list. Hoping it will be up tomorrow! If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask.