Japanese Lesson 76: ~te 「て」verb form for ~u ending verbs

The following is a chart for all -u ending type verbs changed to the -te form. This form is important to know in order to connect verbs together, connect phrases together and make commands in Japanese. We will learn how to do these things in future lessons.

An easy way to remember the ~te form: Simply change the past form ~ta and change it to ~te. If the past form is ~da, change it to ~de.

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 verb ending →　dictionary form →　command form


to use
verb base =  （使）う　→（つか）う
う　→　使う　→　使って
う　→　つかう　→　つかって

to walk
verb base =　（歩）く　→　（ある）く
く　→　歩く　→　歩いて　
く　→　あるく　→　あるいて

to swim
verb base = （泳）ぐ　→　（ある）く
ぐ　→　泳ぐ　→　泳いで
ぐ　→　およぐ　→　およいで

to talk
verb base =（話）す　→　（はな）す
す　→　話す　→　話して
す　→　はなす　→　はなして

to wait
verb base =（待）つ　→　（ま）つ
つ　→　待つ　→　待って
つ　→　まつ　→　まって

to die
verb base =（死）ぬ　→　（し）ぬ
ぬ　→　死ぬ　→　死んで
ぬ　→　しぬ　→　しんで
to play
verb base =（遊）ぶ　→　（あそ）ぶ
ぶ　→　遊ぶ　→　遊んで
ぶ　→　あそぶ　→　あそんで

to drink
verb base =（飲）む　→　（の）む
む　→　飲む　→　飲んで
む　→　のむ　→　のんで

to decrease
verb base =（減）る　→　（へ）る
る　→　減る　→　減って
る　→　へる　→　へって