Te-form
- Form
- Te-form
- Level
- N5
- Used for
- Connecting verbs, requesting, or indicating progressive aspect
- Rule
Godan: u/tsu/ru -> tte, mu/bu/nu -> nde, ku -> ite (gu -> ide), su -> shite. Ichidan: drop ru add te. Irregular: suru -> shite, kuru -> kite
- Worked examples
行く→行って(いって)、食べる→食べて(たべて)、来る→来て(きて)
- Exceptions
行く is the only godan verb ending in ku that is irregular (itte)