一段活用

いちだんかつよう
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Ichidan (one-row) conjugation: a conjugation where only one vowel row changes after the stem. In modern Japanese it appears in verbs like "miru" (to see) and "taberu" (to eat); many end in -iru or -eru, though there are exceptions.

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見るは一段活用の動詞で、見ない・見ます・見たのように活用する。

"Miru" is an ichidan verb; it conjugates as miranai, mimasu, mita, etc.

多くの一段動詞は語尾が -る を取り除くだけで活用できるため、学習者にとって覚えやすい。

Many ichidan verbs conjugate simply by removing the final -ru, so they are easier for learners to remember.

ただし、語尾が -iru / -eru の動詞すべてが一段活用というわけではなく、例外もある。

However, not all verbs ending in -iru / -eru are ichidan verbs; there are exceptions.

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