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
"Taberu" is a lower monograde conjugation verb.
Lower monograde verbs end in "eru".
lower bigrade conjugation; conjugation of ichidan verbs ending in -eru
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.