te

Usages of te

洗面所せんめんじょ で かお を あらって、 せっけん で  も きれい に する。senmenzyo de kao wo aratte, sekken de te mo kirei ni suru.
I wash my face in the washroom and clean my hands with soap too.
わたし は あさ に 石けん で  を あらいます。watasi ha asa ni ken de te wo araimasu.
I wash my hands with soap in the morning.
 が かゆい とき は、 この クリーム を すこし つける。te ga kayui toki ha, kono kuriimu wo sukosi tukeru.
When my hands are itchy, I put on a little of this cream.
 が かゆい とき は、 クリーム を すこし して つけます。te ga kayui toki ha, kuriimu wo sukosi dasite tukemasu.
When my hands are itchy, I squeeze out a little cream and put it on.
ふゆ の あさ は  に クリーム を ぬります。huyu no asa ha te ni kuriimu wo nurimasu.
On winter mornings, I put cream on my hands.
あたらしい マウス は ちいさくて、  に います。atarasii mausu ha tiisakute, te ni aimasu.
The new mouse is small and fits my hand.
この クリーム は  に も かお に も ぬれる。kono kuriimu ha te ni mo kao ni mo nureru.
This cream can be applied to both the hands and the face.
歯医者はいしゃ は  を 消毒しょうどくします。haisya ha te wo syoudokusimasu.
The dentist disinfects their hands.
歯医者はいしゃ は  を 消毒しょうどくして 虫歯むしば を けずり、 わたし は うがいします。haisya ha te wo syoudokusite musiba wo kezuri, watasi ha ugaisimasu.
The dentist disinfects their hands and drills the cavity, and then I rinse.
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Japanese verbs conjugate based on tense, politeness, and mood. For example, the polite present form adds ‑ます to the verb stem, while the past tense uses ‑ました. Unlike English, Japanese verbs don't change based on the subject — the same form works for "I", "you", and "they".

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