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ゆ

yu

JLPT N5 verb 連体形

is the form before a noun of ゆう — to say, to utter, to declare.

  • to name, to call
  • to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"), to make a noise
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How it’s built

ゆう ゆ

Form before a noun (). In modern Japanese it looks like the plain form; it sits right before a noun: 食べる人 (a person who eats).

This spelling is the version shortened in casual speech.

ゆう 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 ゆいます
Polite negative ゆいません
Polite past ゆいました
Polite past negative ゆいませんでした
Let us ~ ゆいましょう
Masu-stem ゆい
Want to ~ ゆいたい
While ~ing ゆいながら
Te-form ゆって
Plain past ゆった
Tara-conditional ゆったら
Progressive ゆっている
Plain negative ゆわない
Plain past negative ゆわなかった
Negative te-form ゆわなくて
Potential ゆえる
Ba-conditional ゆえば
Imperative ゆえ
Volitional ゆおう
Passive ゆわれる
Causative ゆわせる
Causative-passive ゆわされる

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In real sentences

It starts from the news.

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When I run in these shoes, my feet hurt.

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Please press the accelerator slowly.

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Other forms and spellings

ゆやゆおゆおっゅふゆうゆふゆいゆっゆわくゆえゆおうゆおふゆわゆぅユウ
form before a noun of ゆう