五ご段だん動どう詞し

noun

godan verb; consonant-stem verb; u-verb

A verb class whose stem ends in a consonant and which inflects across all five vowel rows (a, i, u, e, o). In traditional Japanese grammar, these are called 五段動詞 (godan dōshi). In linguistics, they are often referred to as consonant-stem verbs. In learner materials, they are sometimes called u-verbs or type 1 verbs.

See also: 一段動詞

• 「書かく」は五ご段だん動どう詞しです。

  "Kaku" (to write) is a godan verb.

• 五ご段だん動どう詞しの活かつ用ようを覚おぼえるのは大たい変へんだ。

  Memorizing the conjugations of godan verbs is tough.