If you want to talk about things that are cheap and delicious, how can you explain it in Japanese?
We use te form, so in this article, I will explain about adjective te form.
If you don’t know what te form is, please read this article first.
Learning Japanese conjugation te form
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イ adjective conjugation
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Learning Japanese grammar-adjectives conjugation
We use the テ form when you say two or more adjectives or nouns in a row.
We also use the テ form when you talk about the past.
Conjugation
take い and put くて
(ex)
やすい→やす→やすくて
おおきくない→おおくな→おおきくなくて
*いい→よくて
This restaurant is cheap and delicious.
ナadjective and noun
Conjugation
ナ adjective without な / noun ＋ で
(ex)
べんりな→べんりで
べんりじゃない→べんりじゃなくて
Convenient and good value bus card.
He is 15 years old and entered university.
te form vs けど
When the words are good meaning and good meaning or bad meaning and bad meaning, we use te form.
cheap should be a good meaning for you and delicious also carries good meaning.
Therefore, we use te form, やすくて、おいしい。
However, if it’s expensive and delicious, expensive is not good meaning, so we don’t use te form.
Instead, we use が or けど.
This restaurant is expensive, but delicious.
Computers are convenient, but expensive.
conclusion
We use the テ form when you say two or more adjectives or nouns in a row.
We also use the テ form when you talk about the past.
Conjugation
take い and put くて
(ex)
やすい→やす→やすくて
おおきくない→おおくな→おおきくなくて
*いい→よくて
ナ adjective without な / noun ＋ で
(ex)
べんりな→べんりで
べんりじゃない→べんりじゃなくて
Exercise
① このいえは（ひろいです→ ）、べんりです。
② かれは（かっこいいです→ ）、おかねもちなの。
③ ここは（きれいです→ ）、しずかだからすきです。
④ きょうは(7がつなのかです→ )、たなばたです。
⑤ （かわいいです→ ）、やさしいかのじょ。
Answer
① このいえは（ひろいです→ひろくて）、べんりです。
② かれは（かっこいいです→かっこよくて）、おかねもちなの。
③ ここは（きれいです→きれいで）、しずかだからすきです。
④ きょうは(7がつなのかです→7がつなのかで)、たなばたです。
⑤ （かわいいです→ かわいくて）、やさしいかのじょ。
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