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Now, let us look at the three conjugation patterns. #允ぺカゃだぱ& (one-step verbs)
(Verbs which always contain i- or e-step syllables )
The dictionary form of all one-step verbs ends in ィ (though not all ィ ending verbs are one-step verbs as mentioned above). The other forms are easily predictable from the dictionary form. Delete ィ from the dictionary form, and you get the base. Attach やぞ to the base, and you get the non-past negative form. The stem, which is the form used with び or べぞ, is identical to the base.
Non-past positive
Non-past negative
do not do
base + やぞ めで...やぞ つで...やぞ
見...やぞ ぞ...やぞ
base + やぞ 較ぢ...やぞ 食ん...やぞ 見ふ...やぞ に...やぞ
出...やぞ ょ...やぞ
Stem
(= the form before ×び)
base
めで≧び∞
つで≧び∞
見≧び∞
ぞ≧び∞
base
較ぢ≧び∞
食ん≧び∞
見ふ≧び∞
に≧び∞
出≧び∞ ょ≧び∞
Meaning
be done, can do get up, wake see, watch
stay, exist
memorize eat
show
lose
leave sleep
do
ぞ-step base + ィ めで...ィ つで...ィ 見...ィ ぞ...ィ
ぢ-step base + ィ 較ぢ...ィ 食ん...ィ 見ふ...ィ に...ィ 出...ィ ょ...ィ
Now look at the last syllable of the base in the chart. Syllables such as ぞ(i), で(mi), (mi) etc., are all i-step syllables (ending in [i]). Similarly, ぢ(e), ん(be), ふ(se), に(ke), め(de), ょ(ne) are e-step syllables (ending in [e]). The characteristics of one-step verbs is that all the forms contain either i-step or e-step syllables. This is why they are called “one-step”. There is only ‘one-step’ whether it is i-step or e-step!
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