ren'youkei 連用形

In Japanese, the ren'youkei 連用形 is one of the six basic inflectable forms of verbs and adjectives.

For example, in yomimasu 読みます, "to read (polite)," and yomitai 読みたい, "want to read," the yomi 読み is the ren'youkei form of the verb yomu 読む, "to read."

• Conjugation
  
  • 音便
• Usage
  
  • Noun Form
    
    • After の
    • Before に
    • Before はしない
    • Before もしない
    • In Compounds
    • Nominalized Adjectives
  • Conjunctive Form
  • Before ながら
  • Before つつ
  • Adverbial Form
  • Before 補助用言
  • Before 助動詞
    
    • Polite Form
    • Desiderative Form
    • Past Form
    • Before ～たら
    • Before ～たり
    • Before て
    • Before やがる
• References

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