In this anime clip: <https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4iN2N8KgAw4> Gabriel uses
poor Japanese to convey that Japanese is difficult and mentions a saying.

As for the first sentence, what is the purpose of くて in 難しくて? My guess was
that it is present perfect tense, but I cannot recall seeing it used in that
way before.

Secondly, she says "tomoimasushine". If I could get a breakdown of what that
phrase is supposed to be literally and what was actually conveyed in the sense
of poor communication, that would be nice. (shine at the end being conveyed as
die, for instance.)

And lastly, is "three years the car, eight years the pole" a real saying? I
could not find any information on it online when searching in English. Thanks!
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て-form idioms anime proverbs
て Ending, Short Phrase, and Possibly Fake Saying
This しね is not 死ね, but the particle し, which conveys that the clause is one
reasong among several, and the end particle ね serving its usual function.
とも言います is essentially just 'they [also] say'.

難しくて is the て form of 難しい. It indicates that there's more to the sentence left
unsaid, like 'Japanese is difficult, [and so I messed up]'.
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