Is the 「て」 missing from 「され」 in this sentence?


Here is the sentence.

> ソフトのプレイ中にHOMEボタンを押すと、ソフトが **中断され** HOMEメニューが表示されます。

I think 「て」 should follow the verb 「中断され」 to create conjunctive/continuative
form.




No, it's not. This れ is the pre-masu-form (stem) of れる, and it doesn't require
て after it.

  * [なく vs. なくて and stem form vs. てform as conjunctions](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/2934/5010)
  * [Connecting phrases with the stem of masu-form](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/6412/5010)
  * [Stem of ます-form as conjuction](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/25921/5010)
  * [て versus combining-form for joining clauses](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/23789/5010)

In your example, you can insert て after 中断され without changing the meaning of
the sentence. But since this is from a formal documentation, doing so may make
the sentence look a little less sophisticated.

