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うち

uchi

JLPT N4 verb 連用形

is the masu-stem of うつ — to hit, to strike, to knock, to beat, to punch, to slap, to tap, to bang, to clap, to pound.

  • to strike (noon, etc.), to sound (cymbals, etc.), to beat (a drum, etc.)
  • to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.)
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How it’s built

うつ うち

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.

うつ 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 うちます
Polite negative うちません
Polite past うちました
Polite past negative うちませんでした
Let us ~ うちましょう
Masu-stem ← this oneうち
Want to ~ うちたい
While ~ing うちながら
Te-form うって
Plain past うった
Tara-conditional うったら
Progressive うっている
Plain negative うたない
Plain past negative うたなかった
Negative te-form うたなくて
Potential うてる
Ba-conditional うてば
Imperative うて
Volitional うとう
Passive うたれる
Causative うたせる
Causative-passive うたされる

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In real sentences

While I was getting ready, time passed.

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Within a week after the cherry blossoms began to fall, they became leaf cherry trees.

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While I was looking for the remote, the program had already started.

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Other forms and spellings

ウッうとうとっうっうちゃうつウツ
masu-stem of うつ