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Table of Contents
- A は Verb Te-form、B は Verb-ます
- i-Adjective-くて, na-Adjective-で
- Noun-で
🧩 28. Compound Sentence
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Connecting Sentences: Fill in the blanks with the correct forms to connect the actions. Click “answer” for the results.
- あさ ( )、かおを ( )。
I get out of a bed, and I wash my face in the morning.
- あの スーパーは あさ くじに ( )、よる じゅうじに ( )。
That supermarket opens at 9 in the morning, and it closes at 10 in the night.
- しゅうまつは いつも カフェに ( )、ほんを ( )。
On the weekend, I usually go to cafe, and read books.
- これは ( )、あれは ( )。
This is big, and that is small.
- これは さけ ( )、それは うめ ( )。
This is a salmon rice ball, and that is plum rice ball.
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Check the brief grammar notes and examples below for your review.
Grammar Note
⚫️ A は Verb te Form、B は Verb ます
meaning : A does … , and B does …“te Form” connects two or more “Verb-sentences”.
“te Form” makes a coordinate clause, and both sentences are equally important.
watashi [wa] piano [o] hīte, kanojo [wa] uta [o] utai-masu.
( I plays the piano, and she sings a song. )
Depending on the verbs used, the sentences can be interpreted in different ways.
timeline
You say in chronological order.
asagohan [o] tabete, ha [o] migaki-masu.
( I eat breakfast, and I brush my teeth. )
pair of the verbs
Using the pair of the verbs, you say the beginning and the ending of something.
watashi [wa] itsumo shibuya [de] basu [ni] notte, ebisu [de] ori-masu.
( I usually take a bus at Shibuya, and get off at Ebisu. )
result of the statement
The result of the previous statement remains in the following action.
sūpā [e] itte, kaimono [o] shi-mashita.
( I went to the supermarket, and I bought things there. )
Verb Te-form、Verbます
⚫️ i-Adjective くて・na-Adjective で
meaning : … is Adjective, and …“te Form” of Adjectives also makes a parataxis sentence.
watashi [no] denwa [wa] furu-kute, kanojo [no] denwa [wa] atarashī-desu.
( My phone is old model and her phone is new model. )
hiragana [wa] kantan-de, kanji [wa] muzukashī-desu.
( Hiragana is easy, and Kanji is difficult. )
⚫️ Noun で
meaning : … is Noun, and …“te Form” of Noun is same.
hirugohan [wa] rāmen-de, yorugohan [wa] udon-desu.
( My lunch is Ramen noodle, and dinner is Udon noodle. )
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Look at the English sentences and try to say them in Japanese. Click “answer” to check the correct sentence and practice with the audio.
I ordered cafe latte, and she ordered cappuccino.
わたしは カフェラテを ( )、かのじょは カプチーノを ( )。
I woke up at 5, and I left home at 6 in this morning.
けさは ごじに ( )、ろくじに いえを ( )。
This bag is heavy, and that one is light.
この かばんは ( )、それは ( )。
This one is ¥50, and that one is ¥100.
これは ( )、あれは ( )。
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