Grammar Info

N5 Lesson 10: 3/12

～て (Adjectives and Nouns)

And... (Conjunctive)

Structure

［い］Adjective［い］ + く + て
おもしろい + く + て
新(あたら)しい + く + て

［な］Adjective + で
しずか + で
好(す)き + で

Noun + で
先生(せんせい) + で
仕事(しごと)+ で

Exceptions:
いい→よくて

Details

  • Part of Speech

    Adjective + Conjunctions

  • Register

    Standard

  • 品詞

    形容詞・名詞

  • 単語の種類

    助詞・助動詞

  • 使用域

    一般

About Adjective + て・Noun + で

The て form of an い-Adjective, or で form of a noun (or な-Adjective) is exactly the same as the て form of a verb, in that it carries the meaning of 'and', and is used for linking. It will allow us to list multiple qualities/traits of something.

For い-Adjectives, we will need to change the last い to く (the form used for conjugation), and then simply add て.

For nouns and な-Adjectives, we will need to add で to the base form (not な or だ).

It should be noted that て and で are different structures here. て is the same conjunction particle that is used with verbs (meaning that い-Adjectives are similar to verbs), while で is actually a form of だ that is used for conjugation. It is the same で as the one that is used in the formal version of だ, である. Which we will learn later.

Caution

Like other て forms (ている 1, ている 2, and ている 3), the て (or で) form of other words can have several possible meanings. These meanings are as follows.

Linking - Like 'and' in English.

Reasons - Like 'with (A)', or 'because of (A)' in English.

Manner - Like 'to do (B) in an (A) way' in English.

  • あの人(ひと)は綺麗(きれい)で優(やさ)しい。
    That person is beautiful and nice.
  • 大雨(おおあめ)でバスが止(と)まりました。
    The bus stopped with rain. (With rain as the reason)
  • 私(わたし)はご飯(はん)を急(いそ)いで食(た)べる。
    I eat food in a hurry.

Caution

As with all other conjugations of いい, remember that it will be よくて, and not いくて.

Examples

  • 新(あたら)しい → 新(あたら)しくて

    New → New and...

  • 大(おお)きい → 大(おお)きくて

    Big → Big and...

  • 嫌(きら)い → 嫌(きら)いで

    Dislike → Dislike and...

    Some な-Adjectives end in い, but 嫌い and 幸い are the most misleading since they are not completely written in kanji like 綺麗 or 安静.

  • 静(しず)か → 静(しず)かで

    Quiet → Quiet and...

  • 病気(びょうき) → 病気(びょうき)で

    Disease → Disease and...

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Adjective + て・Noun + で – Grammar Discussion

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  • OldRosy

    OldRosy

  • IcyIceBear

    IcyIceBear

    きらい is な adjective so it should be 嫌いで

    It looks like an い adjective and there’s so way to tell it’s not in this case, it’s one you just have to remember. Don’t worry, it’s one of few

  • OldRosy

    OldRosy

    Thank you!

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