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PostPosted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 4:54 pm
For those of you who are struggling to learn TE-form, I have compiled a few learning resources that I think will help you get the hang of things:

VERB CHART:

http://japanese.about.com/bl_verbs.htm

GAME:

http://www.quia.com/cb/87054.html
(This one requires you to convert from dictionary form to te form - excellent practice)

WORKSHEET:

http://www.japteach.com/te-form.html

SONGS:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxgsX68knbc&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN8ykkpnxM8&feature=related

Both of these songs deal with converting from plain form to te form. I must be from the only school on the planet that teaches masu-to-te before plain-to-te. It doesn't really make a difference... if you understand verbs, you'll see that the two styles of converting are just about interchangeable.

... and bonus points if you can tell me why the girl in the second video is waving a giant leek around.

VIDEO:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6_UHHo_HpA


These are just a few resources that 15 minutes of determined Googling got me. If you find any better ones, by all means, post the link.

And, as always, if you have any questions, post 'em for me here.  
PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 10:09 pm
I haven't watched the video, but, is she waving the leek in reference to the Loituma / Leekspin meme?

xD

EDIT:

Oh! It's Hatsune Miku!

She's waving it because her signature character item is a Leek.
C:

Vocaloids FTW!  

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 1:28 pm
Danshoku Kotonii
I haven't watched the video, but, is she waving the leek in reference to the Loituma / Leekspin meme?

xD

EDIT:

Oh! It's Hatsune Miku!

She's waving it because her signature character item is a Leek.
C:

Vocaloids FTW!


Well, I learned something new today. razz  
PostPosted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 3:58 pm
it was Miku Hatsune going over the Te Form thanks for posting it and plus it helps out .  

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 7:22 pm
Starry Starry Fright
Danshoku Kotonii
I haven't watched the video, but, is she waving the leek in reference to the Loituma / Leekspin meme?

xD

EDIT:

Oh! It's Hatsune Miku!

She's waving it because her signature character item is a Leek.
C:

Vocaloids FTW!


Well, I learned something new today. razz


xD
You might want to look up Vocaloid music.
It's music sang in Japanese by computer synthesized voices.
Some of them sound amazingly realistic, and pretty much all of them are cute.
C:

Each voice pack was labeled with a character mascot, and Miku is the main favorite and series mascot.  
PostPosted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 10:12 pm
Danshoku Kotonii
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I haven't watched the video, but, is she waving the leek in reference to the Loituma / Leekspin meme?

xD

EDIT:

Oh! It's Hatsune Miku!

She's waving it because her signature character item is a Leek.
C:

Vocaloids FTW!


Well, I learned something new today. razz


xD
You might want to look up Vocaloid music.
It's music sang in Japanese by computer synthesized voices.
Some of them sound amazingly realistic, and pretty much all of them are cute.
C:

Each voice pack was labeled with a character mascot, and Miku is the main favorite and series mascot.


Yeah, I know who they are, but I've always been more interested in the hologram dancer technology than the characters themselves.  

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 12:28 am
Starry Starry Fright
Danshoku Kotonii
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Danshoku Kotonii
I haven't watched the video, but, is she waving the leek in reference to the Loituma / Leekspin meme?

xD

EDIT:

Oh! It's Hatsune Miku!

She's waving it because her signature character item is a Leek.
C:

Vocaloids FTW!


Well, I learned something new today. razz


xD
You might want to look up Vocaloid music.
It's music sang in Japanese by computer synthesized voices.
Some of them sound amazingly realistic, and pretty much all of them are cute.
C:

Each voice pack was labeled with a character mascot, and Miku is the main favorite and series mascot.


Yeah, I know who they are, but I've always been more interested in the hologram dancer technology than the characters themselves.


Oh, I see.
Fascinating, right?
I wish that kind of stuff was used more often in shows and such.  
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