て (B. 464)

Example sentences

(ks1).　
ジムは日本へ行って勉強した・勉強しました。
Jim went to Japan and studied (there).
(ks2).　
ここのステーキは安くて美味しい・美味しいです。
Steaks here are inexpensive and delicious.
(ks3).　
このアパートは静かでいい・いいです。
This apartment is quiet and good.
(ks4).　
私の父は先生で高校で英語を教えている・います。
My father is a teacher and teaches English at senior high school.
(a).　
私はコートを脱いでハンガーにかけた。
Taking off my coat, I hung it on a hanger.
(b).　
ワインを飲み過ぎて頭が痛い。
I've drunk too much wine and have a headache.
(c).　
私の部屋は狭くて暗い。
My room is small and dark.
(d).　
このスープは辛くて飲めない。
This soup is salty (or (spicy) hot) and I can't drink it.
(e).　
私はテニスが大好きでよく友達とする。
I love tennis and often play with my friends.
(f).　
ゆみ子は今大学三年で専攻は日本文学です。
Yumiko is a junior at college now and her major is Japanese literature.
(g).　
伊藤先生は今週病気で、かわりに村田先生が教えた。
Professor Itou was ill this week and Professor Murata taught for him.

Formation

(i) Group 1 verbs    
すverbs 話す→話して Someone talks and
くverbs 歩く→歩いて Someone walks and
Exception 行く→行って Someone goes and
ぐverbs 泳ぐ→泳いで Someone swims and
む/ぶ/ぬverbs 飲む→飲んで Someone drinks something and
  遊ぶ→遊んで Someone plays and
  死ぬ→死んで Someone dies and
つ/う/るverbs 待つ→待って Someone waits and
  買う→買って Someone buys something and
  取る→取って Someone takes something and
(ii) Group 2 verbs Vstemて  
  食べて Someone eats something and
(iii) Irregular verbs 来る→来て Someone comes and
  する→して Someone does something and
(iv) Adjective い Adjective い stem くて  
  高くて Something is expensive and
(v) Adjective な Adjective な stem で  
  静かで Something is quiet and
(vi) Noun+copula Nで  
  先生で Someone is a teacher and