Japanese: Remembering Te Form

This is mainly for those who have already learned or are learning te form in Japanese. I will try my best to explain conjugating te form, but really this is meant to be supplimentary or a review to what you're already learning. Here's a quick lesson on how to conjugate verbs in te form:


る-verbs are the easy to conjugate. You just take off the る ending and add "て." For example, みる (to see/watch) changes to みて.

う-verbs are complicated as there are five different conjugations, plus an irregular. Here's how they're conjugated:

In verbs ending with う、つ、or る (different from る-verbs), the last character (う、つ、or る) is changed to 「って」.
In verbs ending in む、ぶ、or ぬ、 the last character (む、ぶ、or ぬ) is changed to 「んで」.
In verbs ending with く, the　くchanges to　「いて」. This is where the irregular conjugation comes in. いく (to go) changed to 「いって」.
In verbs ending with ぐ, the ぐ changes into 「いで」.
In verbs ending with す are changed to 「して」.

There are also two irregular verbs that are neither る- nor う-verbs: する and くる. This is how they're conjugated:
する　→　して
くる　→　きて


So, now that I've explained that, this is the song I sang:

う、つ、る　→　って
む、ぶ、ぬ　→　んで
く　→　いて　　　ぐ　→　いで
す　→　して
くる　→　きて　　　する　→　して
いく　→　いって

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[raracutcut]

Can some one plz tell me what I Ku Ni Ka Ta Ku Na Ka Ta is for I'm so lost :( I know this has nothing to do with Te form but I need help!

[starsandsea]

@raracutcut Where did you hear/learn it? Do you know what it's referring to? I can't tell what it is.

[mishels]

Thanks for sharing the song.

You remind me, btw, of that actress that plays in How I met your mother. Very cute and with a great smile :)

[starsandsea]

Do you mean Alyson Hannigan? Because if you do, that will be the second time I've been told I look like her. :O

[iareryc3]

The same rules applies when you put it into its　た form.

[MrKanojo]

why do you even bother trying to make people feel bad? i see no point.

[PinayKyaa]

1:45

[yarrgoronohobolonodo]

nice, thanks for sharing. I'm still having a problem though distinguishing the -ru verbs from the -u verbs if I don't know the -masu form >.> (damn you -u verbs that end with -ru!)

[yarrgoronohobolonodo]

@japan11march There are different ways of remembering vocabulary. Just gotta find the right mnemonic device for yourself. Personally, repetition and quizzing myself on a set of words work.

[japan11march]

Very good explanation. But What is being hard to me is; How to memorize vocabulary?!

It is very hard to remember things. If I read something now, in 5 minutes I don't remember a word.

[0HaNnaHrUlz0]

@awamoriguy Aaaah it is too!!! No wonder! Hahha thanks so much :)

[awamoriguy]

Good song! Thank you!!

[awamoriguy]

@0HaNnaHrUlz0 The verbs that you are referring to are all part of -masu form. This song is to conjugate from dictionary form to te-form. This song is pretty good. You might want to look for another clip showing how to conjugate from -masu form to te-form.

[0HaNnaHrUlz0]

This doesn't include all verbs!!

What about the verbs that end in ri (roomaji)? like hairi, or suwari, or kairi??

What about the verbs that end in e? like oshie? or oboe?

Or the verbs that end in chi? Like machi or tachi??

This song doesn't help.