help understanding TE form

2 comments

1. not all verbs that end in る are conjugated the same way

   ichidan ones like たべる are たべて

   but godan ones like はいる are はいって

   there are a few rules

   like any る after an あ・う・お sound is 100% definitely godan and therefore って, like わかる

   and any る after an い・え sound is 90% likely to be ichidan

   however, はいる is an example of a る after an い-sound that’s an exception

   you just have to learn which are the exceptions as you go

2. I haven’t fully understood your question, but I guess you are talking about how some る verbs end in て and some others end in って if I am not mistaken. That is because there are two main categories of verbs: ichidan (also called る verbs, sometimes) and godan (う verbs).

   Some ichidan verbs, like the one you already mentioned, are:

   * 食べる（たべ**る**）→食べて（たべ**て**）to eat
   * 起きる（おき**る**）→起きて（おき**て**）to wake up

   However, some godan verbs end in る despite not being part of the ichidan category.

   These verbs have a different て form as shown here:

   * 帰る（かえ**る**）→帰って（かえ**って**）to return home
   * 走る（はし**る**）→走って（はし**って**）to run