Te-form (i-adjectives)

There are some cases where the te-form? of i-adjectives in Kansai-ben is different from those in standard Japanese. Please pay attention to the sound before the final い--when it is [a], [i], [u], or [o] it may change.

Common uses: 

Grammar elements: 

Formation: 

When the sound before the final い is [a]

Replace the [a] with [o] and add うて to the end.

ら や ま は な た さ か あ
↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
ろ よ も ほ の と そ こ お
Basic form はやい いたい あかい
Te-form? はようて いとうて あこうて

When the sound before the final い is [i]

There are two cases: -しい becomes -しゅう and -きい becomes -きゅう before adding the て.

Basic form たのしい おおきい
Te-form? たのしいて
たのしゅうて		 おおきいて
おおきゅうて

When the sound before the final い is [u] or [o]

Replace the final い with an う and add て. It should be noted that the う is often omitted (dropping "う").

Basic form あつい おおい
Te-form? あつうて
あつて		 おおうて
おおて