Learn Japanese ru-Verbs & u-Verbs

Almost all verbs in Japanese can be classified into two categories: ru-verb and u-verbs . The only two verbs that are not considered to be in either category "to do" and "to come". Otherwise, the rules for conjugation are almost all the same depending on what class the verb is in. The way to distinguish between these verbs is fairly straightforward.

If you convert the verb to Roman characters and it ends in either "iru" or "eru", then it is usually a ru-verb. All other verbs that do not end in "iru" or "eru" are u-verbs. there are a number of u-verbs that end in "iru" or "eru" and there is no way to distinguish them from regular ru-verbs apart from memorization.

Because of the aural consistency in the rules, with practice, u-verbs will start to "sound" like u-verbs and likewise for ru-verbs. Eventually, you'll be able to categorize new verbs just like that without giving it a second thought. Or at least, that should be the intended goal.

Some Sample ru-Verbs

Some Sample u-Verbs

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