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Originally Posted by tandakku
In class, we're learning about one base verbs and five base verbs (at least that's what I hear when I'm not going into a confused state... and that is what's on the sheet I was given).
I don't see any difference between the one base or five base verbs. How can I tell which is which?
Also, how am I supposed to tell what endings to put onto the dictionary forms of these verbs? For taberu it goes... tabemasu, tabenai, tabemasen.
But how am I supposed to know the others? Is it complete memorization, or..?  |
This exact same question has been answered on here in the past month.
This should be your thought process as you're learning:
1. does it end in /eru/ or /iru/? If not, it's godan ("five base" as you call it)
2. if it does, assume it's one base unless you've memorized otherwise
Memorize all five base that end in /iru/ or /eru/. One example is 帰る, which is a five base rather than one base.