Te-Form

The verbs and adjectives in the te-form end in て or で, as in 食べて (eat), 飲んで (drink), 高くて (expensive), 綺麗で （きれいで）(pretty), and 学生で.  The most basic function of the te-form is to show that the verb or the adjective is followed by an additional verb or adjective in the same sentence, representing a meaning like do something, and... or to be ( Read more... )

It's been a long time since I have done a nihongo post. I am still studying, but with two jobs and the usual friends and family commitments, and my vicious pigg addiction, I haven't been as diligent as I should be. Ah, but that pigg addiction makes me wish everyday that I could communicate more freely in Japanese instead of painfully mustering one ( Read more... )