I encountered this sentence:
おなかがいたくてたべられません
and got confused with くて. Isn't it used for adding いadjectives? Why is it followed by a verb in the example given? Can I use いたく instead? How will it change the meaning if I use いたくたべられません?
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1Suspectedly duplicate: https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/3439/7810, https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/59575/7810 – broccoli facemask Nov 20 '18 at 04:12
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1See also: https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/12642/9831 – Chocolate Nov 20 '18 at 15:18
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It is not て for of いadj? @chocolate – Shiniboi Nov 25 '18 at 01:03
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1@Shiniboi ～くて is the てform of an いadjective. (e.g. いたくて is the てform of the いadjective いたい.) – Chocolate Nov 25 '18 at 02:13
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Whew. Found the answer. Note C Page 467 of A Dictionary of Basic Grammar (gotta love this book) where it states that the action/state expressed by the first predicate is the reason for or the cause of the action/state of 2nd predicate. Example given on the book : このスープはからくて飲めない.
Should I just delete my question?
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`Should I just delete my question?` -- No... I think you can just accept your answer ... ＾＾ – Chocolate Nov 29 '18 at 12:50