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language: "en"
title: "て-form"
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## Connector form

The て-form also acts as a connector form.

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母の新しいカメラは小さく<span class="color-1">て</span>軽い。

My mothers new camera is small <span class="color-1">and</span> light.

<span class="color-4">小さい　＞　小さくて</span>

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弟は１６歳<span class="color-1">で</span>、学生です。

My younger brother is 16-years-old <span class="color-1">and</span> is a student.

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山田さんは元気<span class="color-1">で</span>面白い人です。

Yamada-san is a lively <span class="color-1">and</span> interesting person.

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<ruby><rb>一昨日<rt>おととい</ruby>は雪<span class="color-1">で</span>、昨日は雨でした。

The day before yesterday in snowed <span class="color-1">and</span> yesterday it rained.

* Note: do not use <span class="color-3">だ</span>、<span class="color-3">だった</span> or even <span class="color-3">だったで</span>

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## Cause

It can be used to express causality.

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<ruby><rb>辞<rb>書<rt>じ<rt>しょ</ruby>を見<span class="color-1">て</span>漢字を<ruby><rb>覚<rt>おぼ</ruby>えます。

I remember kanji <span class="color-1">by</span> looking at the dictionary.

* Note: do not use <span class="color-3">見た</span>

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最近は忙しく<span class="color-1">て</span>あまり運動をしていない。

Lately, I've been busy <span class="color-1">therefor</span> I have not been exercising.

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自転車のカギをなくし<<span class="color-1">て</span>、家まで歩い<span class="color-1">て</span>帰った。

I lost the key to my bicycle, <span class="color-1">therefor</span> I walked home.

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