Compound sentence question

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TomTomHatesCats Member
From: NYC Registered: 2011-05-22 Posts: 28

While reading Tae Kim's grammar guide, I saw this example in the section on Compound Sentences:

時間がありまして、映画を見ました。

I thought when there is more than one verb in a sentence, they conjugate from the plain form, until the final verb in the sentence, like:

時間があって、映画を見ました。

Thanks!

-Tom

Crispy Member
From: UK Registered: 2012-05-08 Posts: 126

時間がありまして is more polite, that's all.

Last edited by Crispy (2012 September 26, 11:12 pm)

TomTomHatesCats Member
From: NYC Registered: 2011-05-22 Posts: 28

Okay, I guess that seems simple enough. Thanks for the reply!

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delta Banned
Registered: 2012-09-15 Posts: 226

I think ありまして is just a more formal form of あって. But maybe it denotes politeness as well.

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