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Lesson 17 introduces the Te form of Japanese verbs. Miyashita-sensei will teach how to conjugate this essential form and in upcoming lessons will display the many uses for this verb form.

For this lesson, we are basing conjugation off of the -masu form of the verb.


Notes:

Regular 1 verbs:

Kaimasu／かいます - to buy
Machimasu／まちます - to wait
Kaerimasu／かえります - to return
Shinimasu／しにます - to die
Asobimasu／あそびます - to play
Nomimasu／のみます - to drink
Kikimasu／ききます - to listen
Oyogimasu／およぎます - to swim
Hanashimasu／はなします - to talk

Conjugation for regular 1 verbs -- the Te-form song:

1. i chi ri -- tte　いちり — って
e.g. Kaimasu／かいます — Katte／かって
Machimasu／まちます — Matte／まって
Kaerimasu／かえります — Kaette／かえって

2. ni bi mi -- nde　にびみ — んで
e.g. Shinimasu／しにます — Shinde／しんで
Asobimasu／あそびます — Asonde／あそんで
Nomimasu／のみます— Nonde／のんで

3. ki -- ite　き — いて
e.g. Kikimasu／ききます — Kiite／きいて

4. gi -- ide　ぎ — いで
e.g. Oyogimasu／およぎます— Oyoide／およいで

5. shi -- shite　し — して
e.g. Hanashimasu／はなします — Hanashite／はなして


Regular 2 verbs:

Tabemasu／たべます - to eat
Mimasu／みます - to see
Agemasu／あげます - to give
Akemasu／あけます - to open
Shimemasu／しめます - to close
Todokemasu／とどけます - to deliver
Tsukemasu／つけます - to switch on

Conjugation for regular 2 verbs -- change --masu to --te:

e.g. Tabemasu／たべます — Tabete／たべて
Mimasu／みます — Mite／みて
Agemasu／あげます — Agete／あげて
Akemasu／あけます — Akete／あけて
Shimemasu／しめます — Shimete／しめて
Todokemasu／とどけます — Todokete／とどけて
Tsukemasu／つけます — Tsukete／つけて

Irregular verbs:

Kimasu／きます - to come
Shimasu／します - to do

Conjugation for irregular verbs:

Kimasu／きます — Kite／きて
Shimasu／します — Shite／して

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1. Introduction to Japanese
2. Counting Numbers 1 - 100
3. Days of the Week and Days of the Month
4. Going to a Destination
5. 4 Verbs (Nomimasu, Tabemasu, Mimasu, Kikimasu)
6. To do (verb)
7. To Give & To Receive
8. Family Members
9. Telling Time
10. Particles
11. Interrogatives and Counters
12. Interrogatives
13. Locations
14. To like, To understand, To be good at
15. Adjectives
16. Invitations
17. Te-form conjugation
18. Te-form: Sentence Connection
19. Te-form: Te Kudasai
20. Te-form: Te mo ii desu ka
21. Te-Imasu
22. Nai-Form
23. Nai-de Kudasai
24. Nakereba Narimasen

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