Hmm, regarding the verb in the image below, shouldn't it be 調べる(しらべる) instead of 調べて(しらべて)? - Feed Post by strawhat64
Hmm, regarding the verb in the image below, shouldn't it be 調べる(しらべる) instead of 調べて(しらべて)?
posted by strawhat64
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yea maybe
Well, strictly speaking, considering that "to examine" is an infinitive construction of the verb "examine", maybe the non-finite form 調べて is actually closer to it than finite 調べる, lol.
But yeah, it is a bit weird for a question of this kind to have an answer in テ形 rather than 辞書形. It's possibly a mistake, but I often think these anomalies are partly intentional as a way to try to expose the user to different parts of speech and grammar. Even though JCJP doesn't teach grammar, the questions cover a fair bit of interesting grammar indirectly. ^^
調べて is more of an order/request(perhaps) while 調べる is the normal verb.- I meant 調べて as literally just テ形 on its own, rather than 調べて being the short form of 調べてくれ, 調べてください, etc. (which are finite verb phrases instead). ^^
