Verb[て] + B (Non-Sequence)

Non-sequence, And, But (Contrast), Parallel action/state

JLPT N4
Pattern

Verb A (て-form) + B (parallel / contrast)

How it works

The て-form can also join two facts that aren't in sequence: they happen side by side or contrast. 兄は医者で、姉は先生です (my brother is a doctor and my sister is a teacher).

Examples

  • 兄は 東京に すんで いて、姉は 大阪に すんで います。My brother lives in Tokyo and my sister lives in Osaka.
  • 夏は あつくて、冬は さむい。Summers are hot and winters are cold.

Related grammar

Further reading

Bunpro N4 · Lesson 7

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