No. 5 in Japanese
て
"て" (te) is a particle used to connect verbs or phrases, the stem of a verb indicating sequence, or as a part of verb conjugation. It also means "hand" as a noun.
In a sentence
私は本を読んでいます。
I am reading a book.
The word 'て' here connects the verb '読ん' and 'います' to form the progressive tense.
友達と話して楽しかったです。
It was fun talking with my friend.
The word 'て' is used to connect the action '話し' and the result '楽しかった', showing a cause-effect relationship.
手を洗ってから食事をしましょう。
Let's wash our hands and then have a meal.
The word 'て' is used as a conjunction to indicate sequential actions between '洗う' and '食事をする'.
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