usage of て?

dhmkhkk

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25 Jun 2017

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• 30 May 2018

• #1

Hi there,

could you please explain me the meaning of the "用心して" in the following sentence:

親しくする者は特に用心して選ばなければなりません

So, to break down: who/what you become close with, be especially careful and, you must choose.
Does noun + ~te form make up an adverbial phrase or something? Cause it would make sense "who/what you become close with carefully you must choose". You must choose carefully.

Thanks for explaining

 

raikado

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29 Oct 2012

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• 30 May 2018

• #2

Yes, you got the meaning of the sentence right.
Here, the ～て form indicates the method in which something is done. This usage of ～て is not restricted to just "noun + して", though.

 

dhmkhkk

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25 Jun 2017

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• 30 May 2018

• Thread starter
• #3

Ahhhhhh of course... makes sense. Thank you!!

 

Toritoribe

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• 30 May 2018

• #4

用心する is a -suru verb in the first place.:emoji_wink: "General noun + する" is ungrammatical.

［名］(スル)
用心／要心（ようじん）の意味 - goo国語辞書

Noun, Suru verb
用心 - Jisho.org

cf.
学生
Noun
学生 - Jisho.org

机
Noun
机 - Jisho.org

Thus, you can't say 学生する or 机する, and of course 学生して or 机して, either (well, except slangy expressions).

 

raikado

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• 30 May 2018

• #5

-suru verbs is what I had in mind. Although I wasn't aware that's how they are called. Thanks for correcting it.