自由に歩けなくても... 自由で歩けなくても.. can anyone differentiate this
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What is the difference between 自由に and 自由で?
If you want to say "unable to walk freely", 自由に歩けない is the only correct
option. 自由に is the adverbial form of 自由.

自由で is the te-form of 自由だ, so it's used to connect two adjectives or clauses.
The first part often works as the reason/cause of the second part (see [te-
form for reason](https://www.learn-japanese-adventure.com/te-form-cause-
reason.html)). Technically speaking, 自由で歩けない means "to be free and (thus)
unable to walk", but this makes little sense.
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