〜くて / 〜で
N5kute / de
and (linking adjectives or nouns)
Formation
i-Adj-ku + て / na-Adj + で / Noun + で
Chinese meanings
……而且……;连接描述
Chinese formation
い形容词词干+くて/な形容词或名词+で
Chinese usage
连接多个性质、状态或名词性判断。
Chinese notes
いい变为よくて;明显转折可用が。
Examples
- この店は安くておいしいです。This restaurant is cheap and good.这家店便宜又好吃。
- 私の町は静かできれいです。My town is quiet and clean.我的小镇安静又整洁。
- 兄は大学生で、妹は高校生です。My older brother is a university student, and my younger sister is a high school student.哥哥是大学生,妹妹是高中生。
Notes
いい becomes よくて. Join qualities that point the same way (both good or both bad); for a contrast, use が instead.
#addition#conjugation
Related N5 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('kute-de');
{
"id": "kute-de",
"pattern": "〜くて / 〜で",
"romaji": "kute / de",
"level": "N5",
"meaning": "and (linking adjectives or nouns)",
"formation": "i-Adj-ku + て / na-Adj + で / Noun + で",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "この店は安くておいしいです。",
"furigana": "この{店|みせ}は{安|やす}くておいしいです。",
"en": "This restaurant is cheap and good."
},
{
"ja": "私の町は静かできれいです。",
"furigana": "{私|わたし}の{町|まち}は{静|しず}かできれいです。",
"en": "My town is quiet and clean."
},
{
"ja": "兄は大学生で、妹は高校生です。",
"furigana": "{兄|あに}は{大学生|だいがくせい}で、{妹|いもうと}は{高校生|こうこうせい}です。",
"en": "My older brother is a university student, and my younger sister is a high school student."
}
],
"tags": [
"addition",
"conjugation"
],
"notes": "いい becomes よくて. Join qualities that point the same way (both good or both bad); for a contrast, use が instead.",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "99d0d1a9c6a8d1d9580ee18a74c6f23c02228001329e81aea0e276672465a41e",
"meanings": [
"……而且……",
"连接描述"
],
"formation": "い形容词词干+くて/な形容词或名词+で",
"explanation": "连接多个性质、状态或名词性判断。",
"notes": "いい变为よくて;明显转折可用が。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "この店は安くておいしいです。",
"zh": "这家店便宜又好吃。"
},
{
"ja": "私の町は静かできれいです。",
"zh": "我的小镇安静又整洁。"
},
{
"ja": "兄は大学生で、妹は高校生です。",
"zh": "哥哥是大学生,妹妹是高中生。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n5.json#kute-de",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "c2bad60ef0f02d8418e117e7882da9bf5240707265aae34b5e32cab3b117f93d"
}
}