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Go(5)-Dan Verbs

Go(5)-dan verbs have plain forms ending in -う  -く  -ぐ  -す  -つ  -ぬ  -ぶ  -む and -る​
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  • "Go-dan" means "five steps"
  • These verbs are called "go-dan" verbs because when the endings change, we use all the five different syllables from each row of the hiragana chart.
  • Which row of the hiragana chart depends on the plain form (dictionary form) ending of the verb.
    e.g. If the verb ends in     く, like いく, we'll use か き く け こ in front of our endings, like this:
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    • ​​いかない (plain negative form - does not go / will not go)
      いきます (formal, -masu form - goes / will go)
      いく (plain (dictionary) form - goes / will go)
      いけない (potential form - can go)
      いこう (volitional form - let's go)

And so on and so on. This pattern works for all go-dan verbs. ​
To see the different forms of each verb, click on the examples below:
～う verbs
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～く verbs
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～ぐ verbs
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～す verbs
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～つ verbs
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～ぬ verbs
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～ぶ verbs
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～む verbs
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～る verbs
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