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mlau
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grammar help

Postby mlau » March 4th, 2009 6:11 am

電車は混んでて足を踏まれた。

Can anyone explain what the "て" stands for in above sentence? Thanks in advance.

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Postby Jessi » March 4th, 2009 7:33 am

混んでて is short for 混んでいて. In this case, the い is omitted, which is common in spoken Japanese.

混んでいて is the te-form of 混んでいる, which means to be crowded.

Here are some other examples if the same omission:
私はこの本を読んでいる → 私はこの本を読んで
さっき散歩していた → さっき散歩して
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Postby mlau » March 4th, 2009 7:55 am

分かりますた。ありがとうございます。

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