Combination of 2 adjectives with “~te”
As promise yesterday, today I will cover the first part of using “~te” form. It is to combine 2 adjectives in 1 sentence. Here we go!!!
This string. Strong string – Hosoi ito desu. Tsuyoi ito desu.
The string is thin but strong – Hosokute tsuyoi ito desu.
Thin magazine. Interesting magazine. – Usui zasshi desu. Omoshiroi zasshi desu.
The magazine is thin but interesting – Usukute omoshiroi zasshi desu
Old Temple. Famous Temple. – Furui Otera. Yuumei na otera.
The temple is old but famous. – Furukute yuumei na otera desu.
Meaning : Hosoi (Thin – Use for human, long item), Tsuyoi (Strong), Usui (Use for books, papers), Zasshi (Magazine), Omoshiroi (Interesting), Otera (Temple)
You can also combine Adjectives + Verbs. Example : Kono kuruma wa takakute kaenai desu (I couldn’t buy this car because it is too expensive).
Yesterday, I covered the conversion from Verbs to ~te form (ie. Kaku >> Kaite). Today I will show you how to convert adjective into ~te form as shown in the examples above.
Normal Form Remove the “i” and replace by “kute” Takai (Expensive) Omoi (Heavy) Hayai (Fast) Warui (Bad / Poor) Muzugashii (Difficult) Oishii (Delicious) Special adjectives where you have add a “de” at the end |
~te form
Takakute Shizukade |