noun
lower monograde conjugation; ichidan verbs ending in -eru
A technical term in Japanese grammar referring to the conjugation class of ichidan verbs whose dictionary form ends in -eru (e.g., 食べる, 教える). Often used in the full phrase 下一段活用.
See also: 下一段活用
「食べる」は下一段活用の動詞です。
"Taberu" is a lower monograde conjugation verb.
下一段動詞は、語尾が「える」で終わります。
Lower monograde verbs end in "eru".
五段 (godan) verbs follow a different conjugation pattern with five vowel-stem changes, unlike the single-vowel stem of 一段 verbs.
下一段 literally means 'lower one grade', referring to the position of the verb stem in the traditional kana chart. The term is part of the standard Japanese grammatical classification system.