Intransitive verb connects with a transitive verb via Te Form


I have learnt that a noun that is preceding an intransitive verb should go
with the GA particle (it is a subject). And a noun that is preceding a
transitive verb then it should be used with the WO particle (it is an object).

However, I have also learnt that verbs in Japanese can be connected with TE
FORM. So can we connect an intransitive verb with a transitive verb?

If it is yes, then how can we decide which particle to use (GA or WO)? Because
in this sentence the Noun is the subject for a verb but also the object for
the other?

The pattern is just like this:

NOUN (GA/WO) V1 TE + V2 TE +... In which V(n) can be a transitive verb or
intransitive verb.

Could you please give me some examples.




I feel you are a little confused because you have seen some over-simplified
explanation about transitive verbs... Perhaps it's best to learn from
examples.

  * 私はS 寝ますVi。  
IS sleepVi.

  * 私はS 起きますVi。  
IS wakeVi (up).

  * 私はS シャワーをO 浴びますVt。  
IS takeVt a showerO.

  * 私はS 朝食をO 食べますVt。  
IS eatVt breakfastO.

Using a te-from to connect two verbs...

  * 私はS シャワーをO1 **浴びて** Vt1* 寝ますVi2。  
IS takeVt1 a showerO1 **and** (then) sleepVi2.

  * 私はS **起きて** Vi1* シャワーをO2 浴びますVt2。  
IS wakeVi1 (up) **and** (then) takeVt2 a showerO2.

  * 私はS シャワーをO1 **浴びて** Vt1* 朝食をO2 食べますVt2。  
IS takeVt1 a showerO1 **and** eatVt2 breakfastO2.

(S: subject, Vi: intransitive verb, Vt: transitive verb, O: object, *: te-
form)

So, aside from the obvious difference in word order (S-O-V vs S-V-O), I hope
you can see there is not much difference.

Just like English verbs, every Japanese verb has a corresponding subject,
which is marked by が (or は) but may be omitted. A transitive verb
_additionally_ takes an object, which is marked by を. (In other words, a
transitive verb takes two
[arguments](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_\(linguistics\)), while an
intransitive verb take only one.)

Also note that シャワーを私は浴びます is still a valid Japanese sentence, although it
sounds clumsy in a simple case like this. See: [Does word order change the
meaning of a sentence?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/19433/5010)




I feel you are a little confused because you have seen some over-simplified
explanation about transitive verbs... Perhaps it's best to learn from
examples.

  * 私はS 寝ますVi。  
IS sleepVi.

  * 私はS 起きますVi。  
IS wakeVi (up).

  * 私はS シャワーをO 浴びますVt。  
IS takeVt a showerO.

  * 私はS 朝食をO 食べますVt。  
IS eatVt breakfastO.

Using a te-from to connect two verbs...

  * 私はS シャワーをO1 **浴びて** Vt1* 寝ますVi2。  
IS takeVt1 a showerO1 **and** (then) sleepVi2.

  * 私はS **起きて** Vi1* シャワーをO2 浴びますVt2。  
IS wakeVi1 (up) **and** (then) takeVt2 a showerO2.

  * 私はS シャワーをO1 **浴びて** Vt1* 朝食をO2 食べますVt2。  
IS takeVt1 a showerO1 **and** eatVt2 breakfastO2.

(S: subject, Vi: intransitive verb, Vt: transitive verb, O: object, *: te-
form)

So, aside from the obvious difference in word order (S-O-V vs S-V-O), I hope
you can see there is not much difference.

Just like English verbs, every Japanese verb has a corresponding subject,
which is marked by が (or は) but may be omitted. A transitive verb
_additionally_ takes an object, which is marked by を. (In other words, a
transitive verb takes two
[arguments](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_\(linguistics\)), while an
intransitive verb take only one.)

Also note that シャワーを私は浴びます is still a valid Japanese sentence, although it
sounds clumsy in a simple case like this. See: [Does word order change the
meaning of a sentence?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/19433/5010)

