Japanese grammar: 五段動詞

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五段動詞 [godandoushi], meaning "Step 5 verbs", are verbs belonging to a group whose inflection has 5 vowels(a,i,u,e,o) in the inflection of itself.


For example:

  • 話�?� (hanasu)
  • 書�?? (kaku)
  • 見る (miru)
  • �?��?? (kiku)


The other big group of verbs is called 一段動詞 (ichidandoushi), "Step 1 verbs".

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