Te form
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This page is a hub for the te form, or て形. It describes how to conjugate verbs to their te form, and links out to other articles about its use. See backlinks at the bottom for notes linking to this one.
一段 verbs
Remove the trailing る and replace it with a て.
- 食べる: to eat
- 食べて
五段 verbs
The conjugation depends on the final kana in the verb:
When the verb ends in う, つ, or る, replace the trailing kana with って.
- 作る: to make
- 作って
When the verb ends with す replace the trailing kana with して.
- 話す: to speak
- 話して
When the verb ends with く replace the trailing kana with いて.
- 履く: to put on (lower body)
- 履いて
Similarly, when a verb ends in a voiced kana, the te form is also voiced:
- 急ぐ: to hurry
- 急いで
Finally, when the verb ends in ぬ, ぶ, or む, replace the trailing kana with んで.
- 住む: to inhabit
- 住んで
Irregular conjugations
- する (to do): して
- 来る (to come): 来て
- 行く (to go): 行って
- 〜ます: 〜まして