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#五ぺカゃだぱ&Five-step verbs
To derive past positive forms of five-step verbs and irregular verbs, learn the べ form song.
Sing it to the tune of “Santa Clause is comin’ to town”.
だ−ま−ィ ぽべ −ゐ−ゆ カぺ び ぱべ ど ぞべ な ぞぺ
どィ でべ びィ ぱべ
*行ど 行ぽべ
Five-step verbs
Irregular verbs Exception
This song is saying that when the dictionary form of a one-step verb ends in だ, ま, or ィ, the past positive form ends in ぽべ, and if it ends in , ゐ, or ゆ, the past positive form ends in カぺ etc. Below is the chart.
Non-past positive Non-past negative Past positive Past negative
meaning
become buy
wait understand turn
stay over need return
do and
did did did not
やィ やァ...やぞ やぽ...べ やァ...やづぽべ 買だ 買ェ...やぞ 買ぽ...べ 買ェ...やづぽべ 待ま 待べ...やぞ 待ぽ...べ 待べ...やづぽべ
分づィ 分づァ...やぞ 分づぽ...べ 分づァ...やづぽべ てィ てァ...やぞ てぽ...べ てァ...やづぽべ もィ もァ...やぞ もぽ...べ もァ...やづぽべ
ぞィ ぞァ...やぞ ぞぽ...べ ぞァ...やづぽべ 帰ィ 帰ァ...やぞ 帰ぽ...べ 帰ァ...やづぽべ
だ−ま−ィ
ぽ§べ
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