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〜くて / 〜で

N5
kute / 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

  • この店みせは安やすくておいしいです。
    This restaurant is cheap and good.
    这家店便宜又好吃。
  • 私わたしの町まちは静しずかできれいです。
    My town is quiet and clean.
    我的小镇安静又整洁。
  • 兄あには大だい学がく生せいで、妹いもうとは高こう校こう生せいです。
    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

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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"
  }
}