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テ形. A non-finite form of a verb or adjective primarily used to connect to a following predicate or subsidiary verb, with some secondary uses derived by ellipsis (e.g. of くれ or ください). In many cases it corresponds to English "and". Linguists often refer to it as the "gerund" form, and some have also called it the "gerundive" or "past participle" form.
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Is て-form used here to concatenate phrases? [duplicate]
The following phrase is taken from an NHK News article:
「...。そして国が出すお金を使って、働いている人が仕事を続けることができるようにしてほしいと会社に言います」
Why is 使う used in te-form? Just to concatenate the two sentences? Or is it some way to …