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て

particle

Simply indicates actions or states that occur simultaneously. / Indicates actions or states that occur successively. / Indicates reason or cause. / Used as a contrastive conjunction.

私は毎日、学校へ行って、勉強します。

I go to school every day and study.

意味（1）

Simply indicates actions or states that occur simultaneously.

大(おお)きくて甘(あま)いリンゴ

ōkikute amai ringoa big, sweet apple

意味（2）

Indicates actions or states that occur successively.

家(いえ)に帰(かえ)って、テレビを見(み)た。

Ie ni kaette, terebi o mita.I went back home and watched TV.

意味（3）

Indicates reason or cause.

風(か)邪(ぜ)を引(ひ)いて、学校(がっこう)を休(やす)んだ。

Kaze o hiite, gakkō o yasunda.I didn't go to school because I caught a cold.

意味（4）

Used as a contrastive conjunction.

見(み)て見(み)ぬふり ― mite minu furi ― saw but pretended not to see → turn a blind eye

意味（5）

Indicates method or state.

喜(よろこ)んで一(いち)日(にち)を過(す)ごした。

Yorokonde ichinichi o sugoshita.I spent the day happily.

意味（6）

Followed by hojodōshi (subsidiary verbs, corresponding to auxiliary verbs in western languages) such as いる (iru), ある (aru), やる (yaru), くれる (kureru), あげる (ageru), もらう (morau), おく (oku), くる (kuru), いく (iku), etc., to make their complement.

日(に)本(ほん)語(ご)を勉(べん)強(きょう)している。

Nihongo o benkyō shite iru.I'm learning Japanese.

意味（7）

Used in the form …て…て (… te … te) to show emphasis or repetition.

意味（8）

ては (-te wa) and ても (-te mo) make conditional clauses.

意味（9）

Used to seek opinion or ask a question.

もうご覧(らん)になって？

Mō goran ni natte?Have you seen it?

意味（10）

Indicates the speaker's opinion or judgment. Usually followed by よ (yo).

お手(て)紙(がみ)ちょうだいね。待(ま)っててよ

O-tegami chōdai ne. Matte te yoPlease send me a letter. I'm waiting.

意味（11）

Short for てください (-te kudasai) or てくれ (-te kure): makes a light command or request. Usually followed by よ (yo) or ね (ne).

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