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第6課 - Review: Te-form Conjugation Rules

The conjugation paradigm for te-forms is complex, as we need to learn separate rules for ru-, u-, and irregular verbs. Furthermore, the rule for u-verbs is divided into five subrules. Read Grammar 1 in Lesson 6 (Genki I: p.150-151), then practice the conjugation rules for te-forms below.
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The rule for ru-verbs is very simple: Take る off and add _____.

て（食べる食べて）

んで（食べる食べんで）

って（食べる食べって）

u-verbs that end with う, つ, and る have their final syllable replaced by _____.

って（待つ待って）

いて（待つ待いて）

んで（待つ待んで）

As discussed in Lesson 3 (Genki I: p.89), some verbs that end with る are ru-verbs and some others are u-verbs. Review the discussion on how the vowel before the final る syllable determines which verb belongs to which class. As far as te-forms are concerned, we observe that u-verbs that end with る will have a small っ, ru-verbs that end with る do not.

u-verbs that end with む, ぶ, and ぬ have their final syllable replaced by _____.

して（読む読して）

いで（読む読いで）

んで（読む読んで）

u-verbs that end with く have their final syllable replaced by _____.

って（書く書って）

いで（書く書いで）

いて（書く書いて）

There is an important exception in the ～く class:

行く行いで

行く行いて

行く行って

u-verbs that end with ぐ have their final syllable replaced by _____.

いて（泳ぐ泳いて）

いで（泳ぐ泳いで）

て（泳ぐ泳て）

u-verbs that end with す have their final syllable replaced by _____.

って（話す話って）

して（話す話して）

んで（話す話んで）

The irregular verbs する and くる, and compound verbs built with them, conjugate as follows.

するして／くるきて

するすて／くるくて

するしって／くるきって

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第6課 - Review: Te-form Conjugation Rules

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