Tenki ga yokute, sentakumono ga yoku kawakimasu
te-form of i-adjective
Adjectives in Japanese also have a te-form, which is used to list features or connect sentences. In this section, you will learn about the te-form of i-adjectives. We will cover the te-form of nouns and noun-adjectives later, as they follow the same conjugation pattern.
How to make te-form of i-adjective
Affirmative
The last “i” changes to “kute”. For example, the te-form of “atsui” (hot) is “atsukute,” and the te-form of “oishii” (delicious) is “oishikute.”
omoshiroi >>> omoshirokute
oishii >>> oishikute
Negative
omoshirokunai >>> omoshirokunakute
oishikunai >>> oishikunakute
How to use
Here are the main functions:
- Listing of features. (Ex. This house is new and big.)
- Reasons for the following sentence: (e.g., The weather is good, so the laundry dries well.)
Expressions
Shibuya wa hito ga ookute, omise ga takusan arimasu.
Satousan wa yasashikute, kakkoiidesu.
Nihon no natsu wa mushiatsukute, ase ga takusan demasu.
Kyou wa tenki ga yokute, sentakumono ga yoku kawakimasu.
Word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Shibuya | Shibuya(a place in Tokyo) |
| (o)mise | shop |
| takusan | many |
| natsu | summer |
| mushiatsui | hot and humid |
| ase | sweat |
| deru | come out, appear |
| tenki | weather |
| sentakumono | laundry |
| kawaku | dry |
Exercise
Question
Connect two words or sentences into one, using te-form.
- akai, chiisai
- atama ga ii, undou ga dekiru
- zou wa hana ga nagai, kashikoi
- tenki ga warui, sentakumono ga kawakimasen
Answer
- akakute chiisai
- atama ga yokute, undou ga dekiru
- zou wa hana ga nagakute, kashikoi
- tenki ga warukute, sentakumono ga kawakimasen