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The conjunctive form (also known as the "stem form", "masu form", "i form" and the "continuative form") [45] functions like an intermediate conjugation; it requires an auxiliary verb to be attached since the conjunctive form is rarely used in isolation.
This form is normal in writing, but in spoken Japanese it is almost universally contracted to だ da, or in some dialects じゃ ja or や ya. When conjugated politely, である de aru becomes であります de arimasu following the regular transformation. This form is normal in writing, except that most writing either uses plain conjugations ...
猫 neko cat の no GEN 色 iro color 猫 の 色 neko no iro cat GEN color "the cat's (neko no) color (iro)" noun governed by an adposition: 日本 nihon Japan に ni in 日本 に nihon ni Japan in " in Japan" comparison: Y Y Y より yori than 大きい ookii big Y より 大きい Y yori ookii Y than big " big ger than Y" noun modified by an adjective: 黒い kuroi black 猫 neko cat ...
Today masu are largely used for drinking sake. Drinking vessels are made from hinoki (Japanese Cypress wood), as it imparts a special scent and flavor. The drinker sips from the corner of the box, which pours it into the mouth. Toasts are poured by stacking a pyramid of the guests' masu on a towel or cloth, with the toastmaker's masu on top.
In the section on the conjunctive, masu is described as an (irregular) verb in its own right, and written as a separate word in the romaji. In other places in the article it seems to be treated as a suffix. W. P. Uzer 10:54, 2 January 2022 (UTC) masu is an auxiliary verb (and therefore a Japanese suffix). It doesn't change the semantic meaning ...
Used only by women in Standard Japanese, but also used by men in Nagoya dialect. miyo Formed from the command form of the verb "miru"(to see). Attached to attract the listener's attention mostly in order to scold them. Ex. Kowaketematta miyo. (Look what you've done. It's broken.) miyaa, mii Formed from the soft command form of the verb "miru ...
kaka-+ -mu → kakamu (historical form) → kakau (historical form) → kakō (modern form) The shift of vowels from au to ō was regular and expansive during Late Middle Japanese , and it practically introduced an additional dan ( 段 , in other words, vowel) to the inflectional forms of yodan verbs:
In recent years, the usage of [-te and -ta stem + iru] has proliferated in the dialect, likely because of mass media and the increasing standardisation of Japanese. Along the coastal parts of the Kinan region in Wakayama Prefecture, an archaic form that uses [-masu stem + iru] remains in use (for example, omoi iru (思いいる I am thinking ...