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- Japanese verbs fall into three groups
- ichidan (一段) verbs
- godan (五段) verbs
- irregular verbs (来る and する)
- verbs always end with an “u” sound (though not necessarily the う kana)
ichidan verbs
- ichidan verbs are simple, just take the る off and add your conjugation
- ichidan verbs only end with “iru” or “eru” (though not necessarily いる or える)
godan verbs
- godan verbs can end with う, つ, る, ぬ, ぶ, む, く, ぐ, or す
- godan verbs can end with “iru” or “eru”
- godan verbs have five kinds of possible endings for making the て form
- う, つ, る -> って
- ぬ, ぶ, む -> んで
- く -> いて
- ぐ -> いで
- す -> して
irregular verbs
- 来る -> きて
- する -> して
- also, 行く -> 行って
resources
- youtube