The て-form and requests
Connect verbs to useful endings.
Ichidan verbs drop る and add て. Irregular する becomes して and 来る becomes 来て（きて）. Godan う・つ・る becomes って, む・ぶ・ぬ becomes んで, く becomes いて, ぐ becomes いで, and す becomes して.
行く is a common exception: 行って. Attach ください to request an action. The て-form can also connect actions or build ています and permission expressions. It does not by itself mark past tense.
Examples
How the words match
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- なまえnamaename
- をoobject markerUsually pronounced o. Marks what the action affects; English often expresses this through word order.
- かいてkaitewrite (て-form)
- ください。kudasaiplease (request)
“Your” is supplied by the situation. て-form + ください requests an action.
How the words match
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- すこしsukoshia little / a moment
- まってmattewait (て-form)
- ください。kudasaiplease (request)
How the words match
Tap a word in either language to see its partner. Some phrases work as a group; particles explain the grammar.
- えきekistation
- にnidestination marker
- いってittego (て-form)行く has the exceptional て-form 行って.
- ください。kudasaiplease (request)
Keep in mind
Choose the rule using the stored verb group; an ichidan final る does not become って.