Japanese Ichidan Verbs and the Ru-Ending Trap
Struggling with Japanese verb conjugations? Learn how to identify Ichidan verbs and avoid common mistakes so you can speak more naturally and accurately.
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The 'ru' trap is the most common mistake for learners because if you classify a verb wrong, every single conjugation that follows will be wrong too. Once you look at the syllable before 'ru,' the language stops being a puzzle and starts being a logical 'drop-and-swap' system.
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