Group 2 verbs

All verbs in Group 2 end in る. Note that not all verbs ending in る are in Group 2; as we have seen 入はいる belongs in Group 1 even though it ends in る.

Verbs in Group 2 are easily transformed into their long form using the following two steps:

  1. Remove る from the end of the verb to obtain the stem.
  2. Attach the ます ending to the stem.
EnglishDictionary form (casual)StemLong form (neutral/formal)
to see; to look at, to watch見みる
miru
見み
mi
見みます
mimasu
to eat食たべる
taberu
食たべ
tabe
食たべます
tabemasu
to leave, to go out, to exit出でる
deru
出で
de
出でます
demasu

The verbs 見みる and 食たべる take direct objects, and 出でる does not take an object.

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