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Year 10: Core Language & Culture
Sustained interaction, nuanced grammar, mixed-script literacy and cultural interpretation.
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どうしdou shiVerb (doushi)
ごだんどうしgo dandoushiGodan verb (Group 1) — the stem's final sound shifts across all five vowels
いちだんどうしichidandoushiIchidan verb (Group 2) — drop る and add the ending
ふきそくどうしfukisokudoushiIrregular verbs — する and くる only
Telling group 1 from group 2If it does not end in いる or える it is godan
はしる, きる, しる, はいるhashiru, kiru, shiru, hairuGodan verbs that look ichidan
ますけいmasu keiMasu-stem — the form ます attaches to
ないけいnai keiNai-form — the plain negative
〜たいtaiWant to ~ (attaches to the masu-stem)
じどうし と たどうしjidoushi to ta dou shiIntransitive and transitive verb pairs
〜ているte iruOngoing action, or a resulting state
じしょけいji shokeiDictionary form — the plain present, and how verbs are listed
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