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ねッ

ねっ · ne

JLPT N1 verb 連用形

is the masu-stem of ねる — to knead, to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame).

  • to polish (a plan, etc.), to refine, to elaborate, to work out
  • to train, to drill, to exercise
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How it’s built

ねる ねッ

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.

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

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In real sentences

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Other forms and spellings

ねれねりゃねよねろねようねよっねよふねるねろっねらネル
masu-stem of ねる