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GRAMMAR I : -u and -eru/-iru Verbs |
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| Grammar II - 23.06 | Grammar L4 - 011 | Menu - Grammar |
| う and る verbs | -u and -eru/-iru Verbs |
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Differentiation between u-verbs and ru-verbs is simple. All verbs that end in u except verbs that end with ru are u-verbs. There are u-verbs that end in ru however. The way to tell ru-verbs and u-verbs that end in ru apart is to look at the vowel sound preceding the ending ru. If there is an i or e before the ru it is a ru-verb. If the ru is proceeded by any other vowel, the verb is an u verb. |
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| Here are some examples of う verbs: | |
| 読む・よむ | To read |
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yomu |
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| 書く・かく | To write |
| kaku | |
| 乗る・のる |
To ride; to board on |
| noru | |
| -iru / -eru ("real" ru-verbs) | |
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Here are some examples of る verbs: |
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| 食べる・たべる | To eat |
| taberu | |
| 見る・みる | To look or to see |
| miru | |
| 寝る・ねる |
To sleep, to go to bed |
| neru | |
| Exceptions: | |
| 帰る・かえる | To return (u-verb) |
| kaeru |