If you’ve ever tried to string together a few verbs in Japanese and stumbled on how to say ‘I eat and then drink,’ you’ve already met the te form. It’s the connector that turns a pile of verbs into a flowing sentence. This list gathers around 172 te form entries-covering common verbs, their te form conjugations, and natural example sentences so you can see how each one behaves in real Japanese. Before drilling the changes, review dictionary form versus masu form.
Each entry shows you the plain verb, its te form, a straightforward meaning, and a practical example sentence. There’s audio playback too, so you can train your ears while you study.
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| Word | Reading | Type | Meaning | Example | Translation | Audio |
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| 焼く | やく | う-verb | to grill, bake | 母はパンを焼いています。 | My mother is baking bread. | |
| 現れる | あらわれる | る-verb | to appear; to come into view | 山の向こうから月が現れて、きれいだった。 | The moon appeared from behind the mountain, and it was beautiful. | |
| 疑う | うたがう | う-verb | to doubt; to distrust; to suspect | 彼の言葉を疑って、もう一度確認した。 | I doubted his words and checked again. | |
| 疲れる | つかれる | る-verb | to get tired | たくさん歩いて、疲れてしまいました。 | I walked a lot and got tired. | |
| 直す | なおす | う-verb | to fix, to repair | 壊れた椅子を直してもらいました。 | I had the broken chair repaired. | |
| 着く | つく | う-verb | to arrive | 駅に着いて、友だちに電話しました。 | I arrived at the station and called my friend. | |
| 着る | きる | る-verb | to wear (clothing on upper body) | 寒いので、セーターを着て出かけました。 | Because it was cold, I put on a sweater and went out. | |
| 着替える | きがえる | る-verb | to change clothes | 家に帰って、すぐ着替えました。 | I got home and changed clothes right away. | |
| 知る | しる | う-verb | to know | そのニュースを知って、びっくりしました。 | I learned that news and was surprised. | |
| 磨く | みがく | う-verb | to polish / to brush | 毎朝、靴を磨いています。 | I polish my shoes every morning. | |
| 祝う | いわう | う-verb | to congratulate; to celebrate | みんなで彼の成功を祝って、乾杯した。 | Everyone celebrated his success and made a toast. | |
| 移す | うつす | う-verb | to change; to transfer; to move | 荷物を車に移して、出発した。 | I moved the luggage into the car and left. | |
| 立つ | たつ | う-verb | to stand | 彼は立って話しています。 | He is standing and talking. | |
| 笑う | わらう | う-verb | to laugh | みんなで写真を見て笑っていた。 | Everyone was looking at the photo and laughing. | |
| 終える | おえる | る-verb | to finish | 宿題を終えて、早く寝た。 | I finished my homework and went to bed early. | |
| 終わる | おわる | う-verb | to end | 会議が終わって、帰りました。 | The meeting ended, and I went home. | |
| 経つ | たつ | う-verb | to pass (of time); to elapse | もう三年が経って、彼は日本語が上手になった。 | Three years have passed, and he has become good at Japanese. | |
| 続ける | つづける | る-verb | to continue | そのまま勉強を続けてください。 | Please continue studying as you are. | |
| 置く | おく | う-verb | to put | かばんを机の上に置いてください。 | Please put the bag on the desk. | |
| 習う | ならう | う-verb | to learn | 先生に漢字を習っています。 | I am learning kanji from my teacher. | |
| 考える | かんがえる | る-verb | to think | 少し考えてから答えました。 | I thought for a moment and then answered. | |
| 聞く | きく | う-verb | to listen / to hear | 音楽を聞いています。 | I’m listening to music. | |
| 聞こえる | きこえる | る-verb | to be audible | ここでは音楽が聞こえてきます。 | Music can be heard coming from here. | |
| 脱ぐ | ぬぐ | う-verb | to take off (clothes) | 家に入る前に靴を脱いでください。 | Please take off your shoes before entering the house. | |
| 至る | いたる | う-verb | to arrive at; to reach; to attain | 長い話し合いの末、結論に至って、みんな安心した。 | After a long discussion, we reached a conclusion, and everyone felt relieved. |
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