Nihoner

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i

JLPT N5 verb 連用形

is the masu-stem of いく — to go, to move (towards), to head (towards), to leave (for).

  • to move through, to travel across, to walk along (e.g. a road)
  • to go (well, badly, etc.), to proceed, to turn out, to get along
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How it’s built

いく い

Masu-stem (). The base for ます, たい and ながら, and the way to link two actions: 書き → 書きます.

This spelling is the version shortened in casual speech.

いく is a godan verb (u-verb), so it follows that pattern.

Name that form

Three more forms of . Can you tell what each one is?

Every form of

Polite いきます
Polite negative いきません
Polite past いきました
Polite past negative いきませんでした
Let us ~ いきましょう
Masu-stem いき
Want to ~ いきたい
While ~ing いきながら
Te-form いって
Plain past いった
Tara-conditional いったら
Progressive いっている
Plain negative いかない
Plain past negative いかなかった
Negative te-form いかなくて
Potential いける
Ba-conditional いけば
Imperative いけ
Volitional いこう
Passive いかれる
Causative いかせる
Causative-passive いかされる

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In real sentences

It has been snowing since New Year's Eve.

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I have a part-time job.

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I receive New Year's money.

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Other forms and spellings

いこいこっイこイこうイこっイこふイかいくイくイクいきイきイっいきゃイきゃいがう
masu-stem of いく