て-form

The て-form is a verb form in Japanese. Verbs can be transformed into this て-form, and it has a number of different uses within Japanese grammar.¹

Verbs in this form are not the primary verb in a sentence.

The て-form is used for the following:

• Continuous present tense
• Completing a clause
• Giving actions
• Shorthand for てください

Footnotes

1. Japanese from Scratch (4) ↩