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02-25-2009, 02:15 AM

Okay and I've read it and that looks like base 5 from the way I've been learning it. I am also learning what the conjugations mean, in other words the verb ending. The table is just for me to look up verb bases. The book then lists verb endings for each base. Let's use the ending you used in the example.

つくろう means 'let's make something' right? In my book it says that adding base 5 to the stem of the verb makes it 'let's...' in casual speak.

つくりましょう would be the same but more formal if I'm, thinking right. The book says that verbs in masu form use the verb base 2 making る in つくる become り according to the table and then I add one of the following to say change the tense, to say if it's negative/possitve or make it an inclusive command (ましょう). The different forms of masu being if I'm not mistaken:

ます - Present or future tense
ました - Past tense
ません - Negative present or future tense
ませんでした - Negative past tense
ましょう - Inclusive command: Let's...

I dunno it seems to be making sense to me. The bit I'm finding hard is what verb endings to learn first.
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