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Grammar detail: Godan 五段（ごだん）'う' form verbs

Godan 五段（ごだん）'う' form verbs
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The most common five forms of godan verbs use each of the five Japanese vowel sounds (あ, い, う, え, お) - hence 'five' level - combined with whatever consonant begins the final sound of the plain form. Using
か
書
く (to write) as an example, the consonant is 'k' (from く):
Vowel soundFormExample
あnegativeかかない
いmasuかきます
うplainかく
えconditionalかける
おvolitionalかこう
Godan exceptions
A small number of verbs ending in る are godan verbs even though their plain form appears to classify them as ichidan. (In other words,
はい
入
る becomes
はい
入
ります.)
There is no rule which determines whether verbs ending in る are ichidan or godan, so it is best to memorize the exceptions below.
はい
入
る		to enter
はし
走
る		to run
い
要
る		to need
かえ
帰
る		to return
かぎ
限
る		to limit
き
切
る		to cut
しゃべ
喋
る		to chatter
し
知
る		to know
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Kanji used in this grammar

書
ショ   かく to write   
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入
ニュウ   いる to enter   はいる to enter   いれる to put in   
走
ソウ   はしる run   
要
ヨウ   いる to need   かなめ pivotal point   
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帰
キ   かえる to return   かえす to send back, give back   
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限
ゲン   かぎる to limit, restrict   
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切
セツ   サイ   きる to cut   きれる to break, to snap   
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喋
しゃべる to chat   
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知
チ   しる to know   
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