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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: |
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読む・よむ |
To read |
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yomu |
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書く・かく |
To write |
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kaku |
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乗る・のる |
To ride; to board on |
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noru |
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-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 |
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taberu |
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見る・みる |
To look or to see |
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miru |
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寝る・ねる |
To sleep, to go to bed |
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neru |
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帰る・かえる |
To return (u-verb) |
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kaeru |
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