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Originally Posted by Shuka
"Mizen-kei" 未然形: - this combines with "nai" (ない), "u" (う), etc.
"Rentai-kei" 連用形: -this combines with "masu" (ます),"ta" (た), "te" て or 、, etc.
"Shushi-kei" 終止形: - this is basic conjugation and combines nothing. There will be "。" after this conjugation.
"Rentai-kei" 連体形: - this combines with nouns "toki" (とき) "hito" (人), "mono" (もの), etc.
"Katei-kei" 仮定形: - this combines with "ba" (ば).
"Meirei-kei" 命令形: - this conjugation makes a verb imperative. There will be "。" after this conjugation.
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Ok, I understand what you meant now. I typically wouldn't think of 話さ and 話せ as true conjugations, only 話さない and 話せば, since the former two serve no purpose on their own, but I do see how one could hold that view as well.