〜て

import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('te');

{
  "id": "te",
  "pattern": "〜て",
  "romaji": "te",
  "level": "N5",
  "meaning": "and; and then (linking actions in order)",
  "formation": "Verb-te + Sentence",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "朝起きて、顔を洗います。",
      "furigana": "{朝|あさ}{起|お}きて、{顔|かお}を{洗|あら}います。",
      "en": "I get up in the morning and wash my face."
    },
    {
      "ja": "デパートへ行って、セーターを買いました。",
      "furigana": "デパートへ{行|い}って、セーターを{買|か}いました。",
      "en": "I went to the department store and bought a sweater."
    },
    {
      "ja": "家に帰って、晩ご飯を食べて、寝ました。",
      "furigana": "{家|いえ}に{帰|かえ}って、{晩|ばん}ご{飯|はん}を{食|た}べて、{寝|ね}ました。",
      "en": "I went home, ate dinner and went to bed."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "sequence"
  ],
  "notes": "The final verb sets the tense for the whole sentence. 書く→書いて, 飲む→飲んで, 話す→話して, 買う→買って, 行く→行って (irregular).",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "cfa33e1dc7651eb701165e3b25b0faa20bb235012f621370654b304face1714b",
    "meanings": [
      "接续动作",
      "然后"
    ],
    "formation": "动词て形＋后续句子",
    "explanation": "连接动作，常表示动作依次发生。",
    "notes": "整个句子的时态通常由最后的谓语决定。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "朝起きて、顔を洗います。",
        "zh": "早上起床后洗脸。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "デパートへ行って、セーターを買いました。",
        "zh": "我去了百货商店，买了毛衣。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "家に帰って、晩ご飯を食べて、寝ました。",
        "zh": "我回到家，吃了晚饭，然后睡觉。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n5.json#te",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "607782e33be5c63b4d1a6b63062d362e0f0b7e3c25981104f71ae41a1c2b286d"
  }
}