atatakakute vs. atatakai

same with tsumetai vs. tsumetakute I was listening to lesson 3.2 and have listened to it quite a few times now. I am still confused to how I should know when to use either phrase. I know it said that it really depends on where it's placed in the sentence, but I still kinda feel confused about it :oops: Another question I had was regarding the te form of verbs. I have heard many different reasons for it being used. I have heard for past tense, ing, and presently doing something...when do I really use it and how is it really used? Thanks for all the support Arigato

こんにちは！Konnichiwa! Both these questions are fantastic, and very important. First, I'd like to explain the difference between *atatakai* and *atatakakute*. As you may already know, *atatakai* is an i-adjective and if you look closely at the two words above, the second one has dropped the "*i*" from *atataka_i_* and added *_kute_*, to get *atata_kute_*. Now, let's look at an example of when these words are used: :idea: When there is only ONE description of a certain condition, state, or thing, use ATATAKAI. *Kyou wa atatakai hi desu. * _It's a warm day today _ :idea: When there are two or more descriptions concerning a certain condition, state, or thing, ALL the adjectives EXCEPT for the last one must end with KUTE. *Kyou wa atataKUTE atsui hi desu.* _It's a warm AND hot day today. _ As you can see from the above example, the KUTE ending of an i-adjective is used to express "AND". Notice that the second i-adjective ATSUI is not in the KUTE ending because it is the final adjective. :idea: Let's see what happens when adding another adjective: *Kyou wa atataKUTE atsuKUTE nagai hi desu.* _It's a warm AND hot AND long day today._ I hope this clarifies the difference of *atatakai* and *atatakakute*. If you have any doubts, please ask me again! And I will attempt to clarify this further :D Now, onto the next question... The te-form of a verb is the most commonly used in combination with other verbs or with other helping verbs. When it is used on its own, it acts like an informal request. Here is a list of the most common usages of the te-form of a verb: :idea: When doing a favor Add *~AGERU* to the te-form For example: *Tabete-AGERU* Meaning: _I eat for you. _ :idea: When requesting something Add *~KUDASAI* to the te-form For example: *Tabete-KUDASAI* Meaning: _Please eat. _ :idea: When an action is presently going on (*_~ing_*) Add *~IRU* to the te-form For example: *Tabete-IRU* Meaning: _I am eating. _ :idea: When an action has been completed Add *~ARU* to the te-form For example: *Tabete-ARU* Meaning: _I have eaten. _ :wink: There are many more suffixes that follow Te-forms of verbs. You will be learning them as you go through the Rocket Japanese lessons and getting more advanced with More Rocket Japanese!!

Konnichiwa! I've also posted a further explanation of the difference between i-adjectives ending w/ just *~i *and those ending in *~kute*, in the GRAMMAR sections, titled "Listing multiple I-Adjectives" Enjoy! :D

Ok, now they make a LOT more sense! thanks for all the information, it really helps me a lot in the language, and now i understand the te form a lot more. I hope to learn even more about it later in the lessons. Again, Arigatou!

You are very welcome! :D