VERBAL LESSON TEN
In this lesson, we will show how to form the gerund form, also called the 
form of verbs.
In Japanese, verbs in gerund form can be used to link two sentences together, similar to "and" in english. The gerund
form is also often used in certain grammatical formations.
The next set of verbals are the ones where the final syllable of the STEM is found in either the 
group or
the 
group. In order for these to be made into gerund form, the final syllable of the stem
is dropped, replacing it with 
.
The next group is the group where the STEM has for its final syllable 
. In the case of these verbals,
when making them to gerund form, the becomes 
, and a is
added to the end. Here are the examples:
The next case is where the final syllable of the STEM is 
. Here, simply take the stem and add
. Here are the examples:
In the case of the remainder of the verbals, the final syllable is replaced with 
and a is
added to the end. Here are the examples:
It should also be mentioned that the form of 
is:
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