Nickolay Tzvetinov's Learned Grammar

This is the basic form of a verb, as given in the dictionary. The method by which the dictionary form is created from the ます-form depends on which group the verb belongs to, as explained below: Group I verbs With verbs in this group, the last sound of the ます-form, which is always in the い-column, is changed to corresponding sound in the う-column. かきます → かく　　　　いそぎます → いそぐ よみます → よむ　　　　あそびます → あそぶ とります → とる　　　　まちます → まつ すいます → すう　　　　はなします → はなす Group II verbs る is added to the ます-form. たべます → たべる みます → みる Group III verbs The dictionary form of します is する, while that of きます is くる