Episode 47
Review 9 — Te-form Extensions & Purpose
Drill てもいい, ていない, てくる, ～に行く, and ために in this 8-drill review episode closing the Te-form Extensions arc.
This is a drill episode. Four grammar points from the Te-form Extensions arc — no new material, just production practice. The te-form house has four rooms. Today you revisit every one.
What You'll Review#
| Grammar | Meaning | Introduced |
|---|---|---|
| ～てもいいですか | may I ~? (asking permission) | Episode 43 |
| ～ていない / ～ていません | not doing ~ (negative progressive) | Episode 44 |
| ～てくる | came by doing ~ (motion + action) | Episode 44 |
| ～に行く / 行きます | go to do ~ (purpose of movement) | Episode 45 |
| noun + のために | for the purpose of noun | Episode 46 |
| verb + ために | in order to do verb | Episode 46 |
てもいい — Permission Drill#
Pattern: verb te-form + もいいですか to ask permission politely
May I eat here?
ここで食べてもいいですか。
ここで食べてもいい？
May I use this?
これを使ってもいいですか。
これを使ってもいい？
ていない / てくる — Not Doing / Coming Back Drill#
ていません is the polite negative of ている — not in progress. てくる describes an action you did on your way here.
I'm not watching.
見ていません。
見ていない。
I walked here.
歩いてきました。
歩いてきた。
に行く — Going to Do Drill#
Pattern: verb ます-stem + に + 行きます. The ます-stem is the part before ます. This expresses the purpose of going somewhere.
I'm going to eat.
食べに行きます。
食べに行く。
Let's go shopping.
買い物に行きましょう。
買い物に行こう。
ために — Purpose Drill#
ために states the purpose behind an action. Attach it to a noun with の, or directly to a verb in plain (dictionary) form.
I study for the exam.
試験のために勉強します。
試験のために勉強する。
I work hard in order to travel.
旅行するため仕事事頑張張ります。
旅行するため仕事事頑張張る。
The Te-form House#
This episode closes the Te-form Extensions arc (episodes 43–46). Here's the full map of what you've built:
- Ep 43 — てもいい: ask permission politely
- Ep 44 — ていない / てくる: describe what's not happening and what you did on the way
- Ep 45 — に行く: say where you're going and why
- Ep 46 — ために: state purpose behind any action
- Ep 47 — This drill
The te-form house is yours now. Next episode: a word that means "too much" — and suddenly you can complain elegantly in Japanese.
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