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Te-form Patterns

Grammar patterns that use Te-form conjugation, across all JLPT levels.

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36 grammar patterns

JLPT N5

3 grammar patterns

〜てください

〜てはいけない

〜てもいい

>> may I...? / you may...

JLPT N4

14 grammar patterns

〜ばかり

>> nothing but ~

〜てあげる

>> do ~ for someone

〜てある

>> has been done ~

〜ていく

>> ① continue to ~ ② move away from ~

〜ている

>> ① be ~ing ② be in a state of ~

〜てくれる

〜てくる

>> ① have become / have been ② come towards ③ go and come back

〜てみる

〜てもらう

>> receive a favor from someone

〜ておく

>> ① do in advance ② leave as is

〜てしまう

>> ① completely finished / have done ② unfortunately / unintentionally

〜てから

〜ても

>> even if / even though

〜ところだ

>> ① about to ~ ② in the middle of ~ ③ just finished ~

JLPT N3

9 grammar patterns

〜さえ〜ば

>> as long as ~

〜最中に

>> in the middle of ~

〜てしかたがない

>> Can't help but... / unbearably...

〜て済む

>> Be enough / be settled by...

〜てたまらない

>> Unbearably / dying to...

〜ても始まらない

>> pointless even if...

〜ても構わない

>> no problem if... / it's okay to...

〜てほしい

>> want someone to do ~

〜つもりだ

>> subjective belief that ~

JLPT N2

7 grammar patterns

〜以来

>> ever since ~

〜このかた

>> ever since ~

〜てでも

>> even if it means ~

〜てまで

>> to such an extreme degree as; even to the point of

〜てみせる

>> will definitely; show (by doing)

〜てならない

>> cannot help but; extremely

〜てはいられない

>> cannot afford to; cannot keep doing

JLPT N1

3 grammar patterns

〜てはじめて

〜てからというもの

>> ever since ~

〜てやまない

>> sincerely / always