〜くて

Formationi-adjective, い to くて

くて joins an adjective to whatever comes next: cheap and delicious. It is the adjective version of the て form, and like て it can quietly imply a reason. The last adjective in the chain is the one that takes the tense.

Examples

〜くて is marked in each sentence. Tap any word for its dictionary entry.

1. 毎日まいにちうっとうしくていやですね。

   Don't you just hate this weather?

2. テレビなんかなくてすむ。

   We can do without a television, can't we?

3. 今日きょうは寒さむくてしょうがない。

   It's simply too cold today.

4. 彼女かのじょは恥はずかしくてうつむいた。

   She bent her head in shame.

5. ツルは大おおきくて美うつくしい鳥とりだ。

   Cranes are big beautiful birds.