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連用形 (れんようけい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

連れん用よう形けい

れ

ん

よ

う

け

い

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Meanings

1

continuative form; conjunctive form; masu stem

A fundamental Japanese verb/adjective conjugation form used to connect to other words, form polite -masu, and derive nouns. Essential grammar term.

動どう詞しの連れん用よう形けいは「

ます

」

に

接せつ

続ぞく

し

ます

。

The continuative form of a verb attaches to 'masu'.

「食たべ」は「食たべる」の連れん用よう形けいです。

'Tabe' is the continuative form of 'taberu'.

Kanji

連take along, lead, join
用utilize, business, service
形shape, form, style

Related words

未み然ぜん形けい
The irrealis form used for negation and passive/causative, while 連用形 is for connection and politeness.
終しゅう止し形けい
The terminal/predicative form used to end sentences, while 連用形 is non-final and connective.

Built from

連れん用よう+形けい

Etymology

From 連用 (ren'yō, 'conjunctive usage') + 形 (kei, 'form'). A traditional Japanese grammatical term.