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Etymology 1
.

Etymology 2
From the  of the classical auxiliary verb.

Suffix

 * 1) ; and
 * 2) ; do something and
 * 3) ; because doing something
 * 4) ; do something but
 * 1) ; do something and
 * 2) ; because doing something
 * 3) ; do something but
 * 1) ; do something but
 * 1) ; do something but

Usage notes

 * In Standard Japanese the -te form of is.
 * The Kansai forms are also literary. In Standard Japanese they are mandatory for the two verbs and.
 * When the indicates method or state,  +  becomes  instead of the regular :
 * In formal writing, is not used when simply indicating a series of actions or states. Instead, the  is used for all but the last action or state, and  (which becomes ) is replaced by.
 * As both the  form and the / form connect clauses together, they are usually interchangeable. They each serve specific grammatical purposes as follows:
 * When two verbs are closely related in context, must be used.
 * When two verbs are both controllable in nature, must be used.
 * When two verbs are both uncontrollable in nature, must be used.
 * When two verbs are both controllable in nature, must be used.
 * When two verbs are both uncontrollable in nature, must be used.
 * When two verbs are both uncontrollable in nature, must be used.
 * When two verbs are both uncontrollable in nature, must be used.
 * This word is classified as in traditional Japanese grammar. In modern linguistics, it is an inflectional suffix, and “ + ” is usually called the gerund, a term used for subordinate adverbial verb forms in the description of many languages such as Dutch, Italian and Russian. For Japanese this nomenclature is found first in the works of Portuguese missionaries such as the  and continues to be used to this day. In Japanese materials adopting the modern linguistic analysis, this form is simply called the.