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かっ

ka

JLPT N2 verb 連用形

is the masu-stem of かる — to cut (grass, hair, etc.), to mow, to clip, to trim, to prune, to shear, to reap, to harvest.

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How it’s built

かる かっ

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 with a small っ (sound change before て/た): 待っ → 待って.

かる 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 かります
Polite negative かりません
Polite past かりました
Polite past negative かりませんでした
Let us ~ かりましょう
Masu-stem かり
Want to ~ かりたい
While ~ing かりながら
Te-form かって
Plain past かった
Tara-conditional かったら
Progressive かっている
Plain negative からない
Plain past negative からなかった
Negative te-form からなくて
Potential かれる
Ba-conditional かれば
Imperative かれ
Volitional かろう
Passive かられる
Causative からせる
Causative-passive からされる

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In real sentences

From the power cut to restoration was long.

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If you had an umbrella, I wished you'd lend it.

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Today's club activity was fun, wasn't it?

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Other forms and spellings

カルかんかりかッかりゃかろかろうかろっかろふかるがりゃがろがろうがろっがろふがん
masu-stem of かる