う-VERBS

Links to the other verb types:

Go(5)-Dan Verbs With the Plain Form Ending:
- う -

Examples:

あう(会う）- meet
あらう - wash

いう（言う）- say
うたう - sing

かう（買う）- buy
てつだう - help

つかう - use
もらう - receive

The go-dan steps are: わ (instead of あ) いうえお

We'll take a look at how this type of go-dan verb works, using あう (meet) and かう (buy) as examples.

Bear in mind that all other verbs that end in う in the plain (dictionary) form work the same way as these two examples.

TE Form

Take off the う and replace with って

あう → あって
かう → かって

Verb Stem

Take off the う and replace with い

あう → あい
かう → かい

Alternatively, if you already know the -masu form, just drop the -masu and what you have left is the verb stem.
あいます→あい
かいます→かい

Plain Form

Non-past, positive (aka dictionary form):

あう - meets / will meet
かう - buys / will buy

Non-past, negative:

あわない - doesn't meet / won't meet
かわない - doesn't buy / won't buy

Past, positive:

あった - met
かった - bought

Past, negative:

あわなかった - didn't meet
かわなかった - didn't buy

Present continuous, non-past, positive:

あっている - is/am/are meeting
かっている - is/am/are buying

Present continuous, non-past, negative:

あっていない - is/am/are not meeting
かっていない - is/am/are not buying

Potential (can):

あえる - can meet
かえる - can buy

All potential form verbs become ichi(1)-dan verbs.
Year 13

Volitional (let's):

あおう - let's meet
かおう - let's buy

Not needed for NCEA, but handy to know.

-ます (masu) Form (Polite Form)

Non-past, positive:

あいます - meets / will meet
かいます - buys / will buy