Te Form

Ways The Te Form Can Be Used
*used in the middle of a sentence to connect the next verb/connect two sentences.
コンビニに行っておにぎりを買います。
konbini ni itta o nigiri o kaimasu.
I will go to the conveniant store and buy onigiri.

*asking someone to do something by adding ください to the te form
*asking permission to do something by adding いいですか to the te form
*action in progress

何か他にありますか。

Now, the Groups
Group1
う、つ、る -- take off the ending and put って
ぬ、ぶ、む-- んで
く -- いて
exception 行く - 行って
ぐ -- いで
す -- して
leaving it as is without connecting it to anything, it can be used as an informal request to a family or friend.
EX. 待(ま)つ - 待って(to wait)
聞(き)く - 聞いて(to listen-listen to me)
飲(の)む - 飲んで(to drink-drink)
ぬぐ - 脱いで(to take off-take of your shoes)
かす - 貸して(to lend-lend it to me)

Group2
...eる or ...iる
replace る with て.
EX. 見(み)る - 見て

Group3
する - して
くる - きて
EX. 電話(でんわ)する - 電話して(to call)

Verb Groups
Next Masu Form
Then Ta Form

As usual, if there are any mistakes please comment with corrections, they are greatly appreciated!

* * *Difference between ~te and ~te imasu.
English Present Progressive (am/is/are ... ing) and Simple Present.
Japanese -te imasu is not only used to refer for actions in progress, but also to states of being.
* ~te imasu as "ing" for example in English "I'm studying".
~masu for more like verb as a noun. Example "Study"

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Verb Groups

I started working on verbs. I ended up taking a day off from studying because damn I was confused. I was not sure where to start and I was all over the place.
Now that I finally got around to organizing everything and somewhat have them figured out I'll post what I know so far.
Let's explain the Verb Groups first.

Group 1 ~U verbs(verbs ending with U)
う、つ、る
ぬ、ぶ、む
く
ぐ
す
EX. 話(はな)す- to speak
聞(き)く - to listen
書(か)く - to write
待(ま)つ - to wait
飲(の)む - to drink

Group 2 ...eる ...iる(verbs ending with ...eる and ...iる)
iru EX. 着(き)る - to wear
見(み)る - to see
起(お)きる - to get up
降(お)りる - to get off
信(しん)じる - to believe

eru EX. 開(あ)ける - to open
あげる - to give
出(で)る - to go out
寝(ね)る - to sleep
食(た)べる - to eat

There are some exceptions. The following verbs belong to Group 1, though they end with "~ iru" or "~ eru".
入(はい)る - to enter
走(はし)る - to run
いる - to need
帰(かえ)る - to return
限(かぎ)る - to limit
切(き)る - to cut
しゃべる - to chatter
知(し)る - to know
To be honest this I figure is just something you have to remember. Since I couldn't find an reason as to why they are exceptions.


Group 3 Irregular Verbs　
くる(to come)
する(to do)
suru is most used verb in Japanese. It is used as, "to do", "to make" or "to cost".
Also combined with nouns(of chinese and western origin) to make them into verbs.
EX. 勉強する - to study
旅行する - to travel
輸出する - to export
ダンスする - to dance
しゃんぷうする - to shampoo


Next I'll post about Te forms.
Then Masu form.
Then Ta forms.
I would post them all together but for the sake of keeping it simple.

I hope this is somewhat helpful to someone.
And if there are any mistakes, please do comment with corrections!
It would be greatly appreciated!

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Update 6

Haven't posted in a while.
ごめんなさい。
This past week has been productive, last week, not so much.
But this week, so far, I have learned,
これ kore = this
それ sore = that
あれ are = that over there

この kono = this
その sono = that
あの ano = that over there

ここ koko = this place
そこ soko = that place
あそこ asoko = that place over there

だれ dare = who
だれの dare no = whose
どこ doko = where

I also learned numbers 1, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 1000, 10,000

Right now I am trying to form my own sentences more.
I'm working on counters.
ex. いっぴき ip(piki) = 1(small animal like pets, fish, reptiles)
いっとう it(tou) = 1(large animal like lions, bears, horses)
いっかい ik(kai) = 1st floor(floors of a building)
etc etc.
My vocabulary is still pretty small, but I'm learning.

Please do correct any and all mistakes you may see!

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Genki I start over + random update 5

So I am starting over with the Genki I book because I kind of screwed my self by jumping through it.
I am going to be more thorough.
I have issues focusing which is why I was basically skimming it.
I stopped at lesson 3 and started over.
I am now halfway thru lesson one again. I feel much better doing it this way.

I am getting better with creating sentences.
At first it was a bit difficult but the more I read the easier it got.
It's still a work in progress, but I'm getting better. :)

My manga came in the mail finally. a few days ago! I am excited!
I haven't started reading it yet though.
For obvious reasons.

Once I get better at Japanese I plan to do these entries in Japanese, Romaji and English.
I like seeing others doing it, because not only is it interesting but it is also helpful.
I posted about it on Twitter a little while back, but, like I said it is helpful. It has helped me learn a few kanji and helps with my vocabulary.
And I hope by doing that I will be able to help others in the future as much as it has helped me.
Maybe even make a video or two ... maybe. lol. (っ◕‿◕)っ ✿

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