consonant-stem verbs

[Freedom]

hi guy, i don't understand what is the meaning by consonant-stem verbs for japanese words. Somebody please explain and give me some consonant-stem verb examples please,

arigato!


P.S: what is the use of ~ta form for a verb? and what does it mean?

[lysan]

i think if you can give some examples , everybody here can tell you easier:|

[Schattenjedi]

Freedom wrote:
hi guy, i don't understand what is the meaning by consonant-stem verbs for japanese words. Somebody please explain and give me some consonant-stem verb examples please,

arigato!


P.S: what is the use of ~ta form for a verb? and what does it mean?

Examples of consonant stem verbs are 書く,　読む, and 泳ぐ. They are consonant verbs because they dont end with ru or u as the suffix. Although there are a few verbs that end with ru that are actually consonant verbs such as 切る.

The ~ta form is the past tense form. For example: 食べる　becomes 食べた.

[Gakusha]

Actually, I read that the c-stem verbs end in -u and the v-stem (vowel) verbs end in -ru. The exceptions are kuru and suru (to play, to do).

[zengargoyle]

i read....

Regular I verbs end in: -ku, -gu, -su, -tsu, -nu, -bu, -mu, -ru, -(w)u and sometimes -iru and -eru.
Regular II verbs end in: -iru and -eru only.

so if a verb ends in -iru or -eru then you have to remember which group it is in I or II.
you have to remember the irregular verbs.
everything else is I.