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tabete (kara) ‘(after) eating,’ (kuruma ni) notte (ikimasu)’ (goes)

riding (in a car).’ These forms are called gerunds or te-forms.
The use of gerunds is discussed in 3.10. You need not worry
about how they are formed until the next lesson. Just learn

them as they occur.
Below is a list of some verbs, and the copula, many of which

you have seen by now in this book. Examine the list, but no
need to memorize it.