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Mnemonic device

Mnemonic for Japanese Verbs

(sung to the tune of "Oh Christmas Tree")

Oh MI NI BI
Oh MI NI BI
MI NI BI to NDE!
Oh I CHI RI
Oh I CHI RI
I CHI RI to TTE!
SHI to SH*TE
KI to ITE
GI to IDE
And SH*TE, KITE
Oh MI NI BI
Oh MI NI BI
Now I know my TE forms!

Explanation

This is a mnemonic, sung to a familiar tune, for Japanese verbs:

  • Converting Group 1 Japanese verbs to their TE form (plus the irregular SURU and KURU).
  • Take your polite form verb (the MASU form) and remove the MASU.
  • Then, look at the last hiragana and replace it with what the song tells you to.

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