Te-form (i-adjectives)

Te-form (i-adjectives)

Common uses

• Non-functional

Grammar elements

• Te-form (i-adjectives)

There are some cases where the te-form^? of i-adjectives in Kansai-ben is different from those in standard Japanese. Please pay attention to the sound before the final い--when it is [a], [i], [u], or [o] it may change.

Formation

When the sound before the final い is [a]

Replace the [a] with [o] and add うて to the end.

ら	や	ま	は	な	た	さ	か	あ
↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓
ろ	よ	も	ほ	の	と	そ	こ	お

Basic form	はやい	いたい	あかい
Te-form?	はようて	いとうて	あこうて

When the sound before the final い is [i]

There are two cases: -しい becomes -しゅう and -きい becomes -きゅう before adding the て.

Basic form	たのしい	おおきい
Te-form?	たのしいて たのしゅうて	おおきいて おおきゅうて

When the sound before the final い is [u] or [o]

Replace the final い with an う and add て. It should be noted that the う is often omitted (dropping "う").

Basic form	あつい	おおい
Te-form?	あつうて あつて	おおうて おおて