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I wonder if the て in 僕を飼いならしてたいみたいだ can be removed? Because I think ならし is the
連用形 of ならす, so it can also used to link two verbs.
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grammar verbs subsidiary-verbs
If 連用形 can replace て-form in this sentence?
It can be removed but doing so would change the meaning of the sentence.

飼いならしてたい is a contracted form of 飼いならして **い** たい. Whoever is the subject wants
to be in a **state** where, depending on context, they either continue the act
of taming "me" or keep "me" tamed.

飼いならしたい would mean they want to tame "me". It's a one-time action or change,
rather than a state.
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