連 用 形(れんようけい)

れんようけい

noun

continuative form; masu-stem

1. continuative form; masu-stem

A grammatical term for the conjunctive or continuative form of Japanese verbs and adjectives. For verbs, it is the form that appears before ます, and it is also used to connect clauses in formal writing.

「書(か)き」は「書(か)く」の連用形(れんようけい)だ。

"Kaki" is the continuative form of "kaku."

連用形(れんようけい)は「ます」の前(まえ)に来(く)る形(かたち)だ。

The continuative form is the form that comes before "masu."

動詞(どうし)の連用形(れんようけい)は名詞(めいし)として使(つか)われることもある。

The continuative form of a verb can also be used as a noun.

Usage

A fundamental term in Japanese grammar. The 連用形(れんようけい) connects to auxiliary verbs (ます, た, たい), forms compound verbs, and joins clauses in formal or literary writing. For godan verbs, the 連用形(れんようけい) varies by conjugation class; for ichidan verbs, it is the stem without る.

Common collocations

連用形(れんようけい)接続(せつぞく) (continuative-form connection)
動詞(どうし)の連用形(れんようけい) (continuative form of a verb)
形容詞(けいようし)の連用形(れんようけい) (continuative form of an adjective)

Similar words

終止形(しゅうしけい): terminal form — the dictionary form of verbs
未然形(みぜんけい): irrealis form — the form before ない or れる

Related Words

Compare: 終止形(しゅうしけい) (terminal form)

Compare: 未然形(みぜんけい) (irrealis form)

Related: 連体形(れんたいけい) (attributive form)

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