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Course 2 Lesson 6: Let's Go! (Grammar)

Joeru Kuwanu

Post Date: 2005-03-05 04:07:38

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What's the rule for using mashou after verb stems? I am confused because for taberu it is tabemashou and for uru it is urimashou... in some instances, the u is changed to i and in other, a whole syllable is dropped.

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YesJapan Teacher (Yuki)

Post Date: 2005-03-05 04:21:32

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The rules are:

IRU/ERU verbs ---> dictionary form - るましょう
たべる ---> たべましょう (TABERU ---> TABEMASHOU)
おしえる---> おしえましょう (OSHIERU ---> OSHIEMASHOU)

All the other verbs ---> いform MASHOU
いく ---> いきましょう (IKU ---> IKIMASHOU)
する---> しましょう (SURU ---> SHIMASHOU)
よむ ---> よみましょう (YOMU ---> YOMIMASHOU)

Or, if you are more comfortable with the MASU form of the verbs, use this rule:

All verbs ---> pre-MASU form (= verb root = MASU form of the verb - MASU) ましょう

MASHOU (= Let's...) is covered in Course 2 Lesson 6 Grammar.

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