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What is a Godan (group 1) verb? How would you identify it?
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A Godan verb ends with a "u" but not "iru" or "eru."
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What is an Ichidan (group 2) verb? How would you identify it?
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An Ichidan verb ends with "iru" or "eru."
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What is an Irregular (group 3) verb? How would you identify it?
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There are only two irregular verbs: "kuru" (to come), and "suru" (to do, make, or cost).
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What is the dictionary form of all verbs?
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The dictionary (basic) form of all verbs ends with a "u" and this form is the present informal form.
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What is used to make a verb more polite?
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To make a verb more polite, add "masu" to its dictionary form.
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How would you make a Godan verb more polite?
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You would remove the last "u" and add "imasu."
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How would you make an Ichidan verb more polite?
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You would remove the last "ru" and add "masu."
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How would to make an Irregular verb more polite?
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"kuru" becomes "kimasu" and "suru" becomes "shimasu."
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How many tenses are there for verbs?
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There is only present and past. There is no future tense.
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How would you make the present tense, informal, negative Godan verb?
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Replace the last "u" with "anai"
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How would you make the present tense, informal, negative Godan verb ending with a vowel + u?
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Replace the vowel + u with "wanai"
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How would you make the present tense, informal, negative Ichidan verb?
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Replace the final "ru" with "nai"
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How would you make the present tense, informal, negative form of the verb "kuru?"
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Replace "kuru" with "konai."
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How would you make the present tense, informal, negative form of the verb "suru?"
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Replace "suru" with "shinai"
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How would you make the past tense, formal, negative verb?
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This goes for all groups. Add "ใงใใ to the formal present negative form
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