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Vて、Vて、〜 (V-te, V-te, ~) — connecting actions (and then...)

Linking one action after another in order.

Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)

Verb V1て、 V2て、 V3ます

Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)

Meaning

  • Get up, eat, go to school — in Nepali we chain actions with "…एर, …एर".
  • In Japanese that "…एर" is the て-form: おきて、食べて、行きます.

How to attach

  • Every verb in the middle is in て-form; only the last one carries the tense (ます/ました): 見て、帰りました (watched and went home — both past).
  • Order them by time — what happened first comes first.

Examples (उदाहरणहरू)

朝 おきて、ごはんを 食べて、学校へ 行きます。

あさ おきて、ごはんを たべて、がっこうへ いきます。

I wake up in the morning, eat, and go to school.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 朝 ──> おきる ──> [ + て ] ──> おきて、 ──> ごはんを食べる ──> [ + て ] ──> 食べて、 ──> the last one, 学校へ行きます (the tense is set here) ──> I get up, eat, and go.

きのう えいがを 見て、うちへ 帰りました。

きのう えいがを みて、うちへ かえりました。

Yesterday I watched a movie and went home.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) きのう ──> えいがを見る ──> [ + て ] ──> 見て、 ──> the last one, うちへ帰りました (past) ──> I watched a movie and went home.

としょかんへ 行って、本を 読みます。

としょかんへ いって、ほんを よみます。

I go to the library and read a book.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) としょかんへ行く (く ➔ って) ──> 行って、 ──> the last one, 本を読みます ──> I go to the library and read a book.

Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)

Question: 1/3

"Wake up and eat" — which is correct?

💡 Hint: Linking verb in て-form; the last takes ます.

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