～続ける・終わる: Continuing and Finishing
apprentice #75
~ 5 Minutes
Introduction
Hello! And welcome to another "stem form
The "stem" of a verb, made by conjugating a verb to its ます-form and removing ます (e.g. {食|た}べる → {食|た}べます → {食|た}べ).
verb + verb" lesson! I heard you enjoyed the last one covering ～始める and ～出す so much, that I decided to write you another one right away! This time, instead of "starting" we'll be looking at "continuing" and "finishing". Sounds fun, right? Let's do it!
～続ける・～終わる: Actions that continue, and actions that finish
As you've read, we'll once again be attaching verbs to the stem form
The "stem" of a verb, made by conjugating a verb to its ます-form and removing ます (e.g. {食|た}べる → {食|た}べます → {食|た}べ).
of other verbs, so make sure you're all caught up on what a stem form is, and then we can get started. Ready? NICE!
We'll be dealing with two verbs in particular: 続ける "to continue" and 終わる "to finish". First up, continuous actions.
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