“てte” – form
The “てte” – form has a variety of functions.
Basic function of “て te” - form
Simple commands
The basic function of the “てte” – form is to connect single sentences to form compound sentences.
As above.
“てte” – form is used to connect two sentences and combine them into one sentence.
Example
A is for the future. (→ I will meet)
B is the past. (→ I met)
The “go” in the previous case is the same form in (A) and in (B).
The antecedent, “go,” has neither the present nor the past.
In (A), the predicate of the main clause is in the present tense (I will see you), so ”行って”, so “go” has a present tense meaning.
In (B), the predicate of the main clause is in the past tense (I met him), so ”行って”, so “go” has a past tense meaning.
In other words, The “行って” in the previous case is controlled by the predicate of the main clause.
We can say that the preceding “行って” is subordinate to the predicate of the main clause.
Nで～ (Cause)
Thank you for reading! ありがとう。 Namu Shinnyo ■
