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Godan vs Ichidan: Distinguish Verb Types Like a Pro!

elementary #9
~ 5 Minutes

Introduction

As I mentioned in the Introduction verb lesson, Japanese has two types of verbs: godan and ichidan. Remember them? What's that!? You don't?! Unacceptable! ... I'm kidding, of course. It's fine! This very quick quick-bite lesson will serve as a refresher of that knowledge.

Why do I need to know all of this anyway???
I hear ya, godan VS ichidan can be a lot to take in. However (!!!), knowing which type of verb you're dealing with is the very first step in doing conjugation of any kind, so definitely don't take this info lightly!

Godan and ichidan verbs: let's review, shall we?

Every verb in Japanese (with just two exceptions—more on those in a future lesson) falls into one of the following categories:

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Homework (Grammar SRS)

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