て form (adjectives)

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Adjectives can be conjugated into their て form for various purposes. Most commonly, their て form is used to link together multiple adjectives and describe something in more depth.

To form the て form of an い-adjective, turn it into its continuative form (い → く), and add て.

E.g. おいしい → おいしく → おいしくて

The て form of な-adjectives can be formed by attaching で, the て form of だ.

E.g. きれい → きれいで

Once in their て form, two or more adjectives may be linked together in a single sentence. In a sentence with multiple adjectives, the final adjective does not need to be in its て form, as it is not linked to anything.

When a て form adjective links two clauses, it can sometimes imply that the first clause is the reason for the second. This forms an "and so/because" connection between clauses one and two.

Summary

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  Make the て form of an い-adjective by changing the final い to く and adding て

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  Make the て form of a な-adjective by adding で

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  You can link two or more adjectives together using their て forms

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  て form can link two clauses with an "and so..." implication