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2課 て形の展開・アスペクト
Expands the て & state form — ている/てある/ておく/てしまう/てみる
2課

〜て(方法・様態)

接続:Vて形 + 主動詞
By…, in the state of… — the form て describes how the main action is performed.
注意 / Note:Different from て which indicates sequence (do A then do B). Here A and B at the same time, A is a method of B.
比較 / Compare:歩いて行く(walk and walk)/急いで食べる(eat quickly)/立って話す(stand and talk).
よく出る形 / Common form:(歩いて・走って・急いで・立って)+ 動詞。
毎日歩いて学校へ行きます。
Every day I walk to school.
みんな立って歌いました。
Everyone stood up to sing.
電車に乗って会社へ行きます。
I go to work by train.

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