て Japanese Grammar Advanced

Browse 3 Japanese Grammar Advanced entries for Japanese under て.

Kana て

  1. ～ても～ても ても A concessive structure that repeats ても to emphasize that no matter how much or how many times one performs an action, the expected result...
  2. ～てはいられない てはいられない A phrase meaning 'cannot afford to keep doing' or 'cannot remain in a state.' It expresses urgency — the speaker feels compelled to stop ...
  3. ～てばかりはいられない てばかりはいられない A phrase meaning 'cannot just keep doing something' or 'cannot remain only in that state.' It implies the speaker must move beyond the cu...