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Learn Japanese: te - hands

Japanese
/Linking verbs and clauses with the て-form
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te

Word

手てte

Meaning

hands

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Linking verbs and clauses with the て-form

Breakdown of te

A hand is basically a collection of hooks that can bend at two joints.

Usages of te

手て　を　洗あらって　食たべて　ください。te wo aratte tabete kudasai.

Please wash your hands and eat.

二に度ど　手て　を　洗あらいました。nido te wo araimasita.

I washed my hands twice.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

彼かれ　は　カップ　を　手て　に　持もって　います。kare ha kappu wo te ni motte imasu.

He is holding a cup in his hand.

手て紙がみtegami

手て　を　上あげて　答こたえて　ください。te wo agete kotaete kudasai.

Raise your hand and answer, please.

手て　に　入いれるte ni ireru

to obtain; to procure; to get

手て作ずくりtezukuri

私わたし　は　犬いぬ　に　手て　を　噛かまれました。watasi ha inu ni te wo kamaremasita.

I was bitten on the hand by a dog.

犬いぬ　が　私わたし　の　手て　を　噛かんだ。inu ga watasi no te wo kanda.

The dog bit my hand.

彼かれ　の　手て　から　血ち　が　出でて　います。kare no te kara ti ga dete imasu.

Blood is coming from his hand.

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