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Grammar detail: verb stem
verb stem - base part of a verb
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The term 'verb stem', also known as 'masu stem', in Japanese grammar refers to the base part of the verb, and is used in many different constructions.
The easiest way to identify the stem of a verb is to remove the 'masu/ます' when the verb is in its masu/ます form. The part of the verb that remains is the verb stem.
For example:
dictionary form | masu form | stem |
---|---|---|
たべる (eat) | たべます | たべ |
いく (go) | いきます | いき |
よむ (read) | よみます | よみ |
たべ、いき、よみ are all examples of the verb stem.
In Japanese, the verb stem is known as the
れんようけい
連用形
(which means 'continuative form').See also:
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