Grammar

る・動詞・辞書形

Reading: る・どうし・じしょけい

Meanings: ru-verbs (dictionary)

Explanation

introduction

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*る-verbs* (also called *ichidan verbs*) are one of the two main `verb` groups in Japanese. They are the easiest to conjugate because you simply drop the final *る* and add new endings.

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The dictionary form (also called the plain present form) is how you find `verbs` in the dictionary. It states facts, expresses habits, or describes future actions in a **casual** tone.

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Most *る-verbs* end in *-いる* or *-える*. For example: *たべる* (to eat), *みる* (to see), *おきる* (to wake up).

structure

Example sentences

毎まい日にちりんごを食たべる。
mainichi ringo wo taberu
I eat an apple every day.
図と書しょ館かんで本ほんを借かりる。
toshokan de hon wo kariru.
I borrow books at the library.
夜よるは早はやく寝ねる。
yoru wa hayaku neru
I go to bed early at night.

Practice exercises

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あした、としょかんで{placeholder}。
Answer: よむ
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毎日まいにちテレビを{placeholder}。
Answer: みる
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朝あさごはんを{placeholder}。
Answer: たべる
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七しち時じに{placeholder}。
Answer: おきる
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妹いもうとは毎朝まいあさ六ろく時じに{placeholder}。
Answer: おきる
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あした、としょかんで{placeholder}。
Answer: よむ
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今日きょうは早はやく{placeholder}。
Answer: ねる
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寒さむいから上着うわぎを{placeholder}。
Answer: きる
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暑あついので窓まどを{placeholder}つもりだ。
Answer: あける