テ形

てけい
Alternative writings: て形
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The -te form of verbs/adjectives in Japanese — a conjugation used to connect clauses, form requests, progressive aspect, commands, and other grammatical functions (often written て形).

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日本語のテ形は動詞の連用や命令、進行形で重要な役割を果たす。

The Japanese -te form plays an important role in verb chaining, commands, and the progressive form.

『食べる』のテ形は『食べて』で、『食べてください』は依頼の表現だ。

The -te form of '食べる' is '食べて', and '食べてください' is an expression of request.

いくつかの動詞は不規則にテ形になるので注意が必要だ。

Some verbs form the -te form irregularly, so you need to be careful.

会話の練習で、まずテ形を使った短い文を作ってみよう。

In conversation practice, first try making short sentences using the -te form.