Japanese verbs

From Fresh Dictionary

There are three types of verbs in the Japanese language, and they are conjugated differently. The type 1 verb is by far the most common, and it follows a basic conjugation pattern, though it contains a few exceptions (e.g., いらっしゃる).

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The type 2 verb is less common. All type 2 verbs end in る in plain (dictionary) form, and thus the category is often referred to as る-verbs. They frequently drop the final る rather than transforming it when conjugating.

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The type 3 verb, or irregular verb consists of the two verbs 来る and する, and all the verbs that are constructed by affixing -する to a noun.

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