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う and る Can’t Make Up Their Minds

by | May 11, 2017 | Verbs

う and る verbs can be sort of… pesky. But don’t give up hope yet! Japanese is fairly organized, and infrequently has exceptions like English does.  But here’s the rundown:  う verbs typically either end in an う-specific sound (like ゆ, ぐ, or ぶ) or with...

A. -て form, -た form, and -ない form?

by | May 11, 2017 | Plain Style, Verbs

～て form? Hoh yeah, buster. て form is one of the most useful forms of conjugation in Japanese due to its many uses: -describing how something currently is -making requests -asking if something is alright to do -to show something was completed But that’ll be in...