～で
Link nouns and な-adjectives
You’ll be able to connect nouns and な-adjectives smoothly inside longer descriptive sentences.
この町は静かで、きれいです。
kono machi wa shizuka de, kirei desu.
What do you think this sentence means?
This town is quiet and beautiful.
Connect nouns and な-adjectives
Use で to connect a noun or な-adjective description to another description in the same sentence.
田中さんは親切で、元気です。
tanaka-san wa shinsetsu de, genki desu.
Tanaka is kind and energetic.
Noun / な-adjective + で
Replace sentence-final です with で when you want to continue to another description.
ミアは学生で、十八歳です。
mia wa gakusei de, juu-hassai desu.
Mia is a student and is 18 years old.
この町は静かで、きれいです。
kono machi wa shizuka de, kirei desu.
This town is quiet and beautiful.
先生は親切で、面白いです。
sensei wa shinsetsu de, omoshiroi desu.
The teacher is kind and interesting.
～くて vs ～で
い-adjectives link with くて. Nouns and な-adjectives link with で instead — the same で that ends up as です.
Noun / な-adjective
この町は静かで、きれいです。
kono machi wa shizuka de, kirei desu.
This town is quiet and beautiful.
静か is a な-adjective, so it links with で.
い-adjective
この部屋は広くて、明るいです。
kono heya wa hirokute, akarui desu.
This room is spacious and bright.
広い is an い-adjective, so it links with くて.
この公園は静かで、きれいです。
kono kouen wa shizuka de, kirei desu.
This park is quiet and beautiful.
佐藤さんは日本人で、英語の先生です。
satou-san wa nihonjin de, eigo no sensei desu.
Sato is Japanese and an English teacher.
その映画は有名で、面白いです。
sono eiga wa yuumei de, omoshiroi desu.
That movie is famous and interesting.
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