Kute and De: Connect Japanese Descriptions

To link descriptions, use くて for an i-adjective and で for a na-adjective or noun. The last predicate supplies the final tense and politeness. These forms can simply add information, and context can also suggest a reason or cause.

Formation and use

For i-adjectives, replace final い with くて: 安くておいしい, 広くて明るい. いい becomes よくて. Do not add て to the unchanged dictionary form.

Na-adjectives use で: 静かで便利です. Nouns also connect with で: 学生で、東京に住んでいます. This で links predicates; it is not the activity-place particle.

Comparisons and common errors

In 昨日の料理は安くておいしかったです, the final adjective carries the past. The connecting adjective normally remains 安くて rather than 安かったて.

For a contrast such as “expensive but delicious,” use a contrast connector: 高いですが、おいしいです. A くて connection alone does not explicitly express “but.”

Practise with explanations

Try the 10 questions below, or open the practice set. Check each answer or the whole set, read the explanation, and retry mistakes. First-attempt results are kept separately on this device.

Connected lessons

• Japanese I-Adjectives: Negative and Past Forms
• Japanese Na-Adjectives: Na, Da, and Conjugation
• Ga and Kedo: Contrast and Conversation Openings